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observant
adjective as in alert, watchful
Weak matches
- advertent
- alive
- bright
- clear-sighted
- comprehending
- considering
- contemplating
- correct
- deducing
- detecting
- discovering
- eager
- eagle-eyed
- heedful
- intentive
- interested
- keen
- not missing a trick
- obedient
- observative
- on one's toes
- on the ball
- penetrating
- questioning
- quick
- regardful
- searching
- sensitive
- sharp
- sharp-eyed
- surveying
- understanding
- wide-awake
Example Sentences
Together, the characters represent the spectrum of religious attitudes — from atheist to convert, selectively to very observant — but all are steeped in the culture.
As someone who went to several different schools growing up, Russell became observant of male relationships and the implicit rules by which they operate.
Camille is an interesting narrator in part because she’s what some might derogatorily call a “passive” character, but whom I read instead as intensely observant and watchful.
Serra is a committed minimalist with a penchant for long takes and it makes him an unusually observant, artfully focused documentarian.
To connect with a friend, you need to be able to be present and observant of what they are relaying to you, says Yasmine Saad, a clinical psychologist in New York City.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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