monitoring [mon-i-ter]
Main Entry:
monitor [mon-i-ter]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: listen, watch carefully
Synonyms: advise, audit, check, control, counsel, follow, keep an eye on, keep track of, observe, oversee, record, scan, supervise, survey, track
Antonyms: forget, ignore, neglect
Main Entry: eavesdrop
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: listen without permission
Synonyms: be all ears, bend an ear, bug, ears into, listen in, monitor, overhear, pry, snoop, spy, tap, tune in on, wire, wiretap
Antonyms: ignore
Main Entry: listen
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hear and pay attention
Synonyms: accept, admit, adopt, attend, audit, auscult, auscultate, be all ears, be attentive, catch, concentrate, eavesdrop, entertain, get, get a load of, give an audience to, give attention, give heed to, hang on words, hark, harken, hear out, hear tell, hearken, lend an ear, mind, monitor, obey, observe, overhear, pick up on, prick up ears, receive, take advice, take into consideration, take notice, take under advisement, tune in, tune in on, welcome
Notes: to listen is to try to hear; to hear is simply to perceive with the ear
Antonyms: speak, talk
Main Entry: observation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: attention, scrutiny
Synonyms: ascertainment, check, cognition, cognizance, conclusion, consideration, detection, estimation, examination, experience, heedfulness, information, inspection, investigation, knowledge, mark, measurement, mind, monitoring, note, notice, noticing, once-over, overlook, perception, probe, recognizing, regard, remark, research, review, search, study, supervision, surveillance, view, watching
Antonyms: heedlessness, inattention, indifference, neglect, thoughtlessness
Main Entry: observe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: see, notice
Synonyms: beam, behold, catch, contemplate, detect, dig, discern, discover, distinguish, eagle-eye, espy, examine, eyeball, flash*, get a load of, get an eyeful of, inspect, keep one's eye on, lamp, look at, make out, mark, mind, monitor, note, pay attention to, perceive, pick up on, read, recognize, regard, scrutinize, spot, spy, study, survey, take in*, view, watch, witness
Antonyms: ignore, miss, overlook
Main Entry: regulate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: manage, organize
Synonyms: adapt, adjust, administer, allocate, arrange, balance, classify, conduct, control, coordinate, correct, determine, direct, dispose, fit, fix, govern, guide, handle, improve, legislate, measure, methodize, moderate, modulate, monitor, order, oversee, pull things together, put in order, readjust, reconcile, rectify, rule, run, set, settle, shape up, square, standardize, straighten up, superintend, supervise, systematize, temper, time, true, tune, tune up
Antonyms: deregulate, disorganize, mismanage
Main Entry: vigil
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: watch
Synonyms: attention, awareness, duty, eagle eye, guard, lookout, monitoring, nightwatch, notice, observance, observation, patrol, stake-out, surveillance, vigilance, watchfulness
Main Entry: chaperone
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: attend
Synonyms: escort, guard, monitor, protect, usher
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