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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
Its nine stories concern the complicated Bengali families in India and America, and Lahiri’s elegant, observant prose is constantly alert to the ways that lore and folkways shape or abrade relationships.
An observant Chino Hills resident who saw something odd in their driveway recently ended up calling sheriff’s deputies, who discovered a hidden camera disguised as fake plants.
She’s very observant, but innocent actions turn into something dangerous to her.
It was initially conceived as a time of fasting and penitence, not unlike Lent, during which observant Christians prepared themselves to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas.
In My First Coup d'Etat, Mahama Jr describes himself as "an observant child with an active imagination and an unbounded curiosity".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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