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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | attentive, observant |
| Synonyms: | advertent, arrect, aware, careful, considerate, deferential, duteous, dutiful, heedful, intentive, mindful, observative, observing, respectful, thoughtful, watchful |
| Antonyms: | disregarding, ignorant, inattentive, unobservant |
| Main Entry: | thoughtful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | caring, mindful |
| Synonyms: | anxious, astute, attentive, aware, benign, canny, careful, cautious, charitable, chivalrous, circumspect, civil, concerned, considerate, cooperative, courteous, deliberate, diplomatic, discreet, friendly, gallant, gracious, heedful, helpful, indulgent, kind, kindly, neighborly, obliging, observant, observative, observing, polite, prudent, regardful, responsive, sensitive, social, solicitous, tactful, unselfish, wary, well thought-out, well-bred |
| Antonyms: | careless, heedless, inattentive, inconsiderate, uncaring, unmindful, unthoughtful |
| Main Entry: | mentioning |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remarking |
| Synonyms: | noting, observing, saying |
| Main Entry: | noticing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | perceiving |
| Synonyms: | heeding, observant, observing, regarding, seeing |
| Main Entry: | noting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | noticing |
| Synonyms: | observant, observing, perceiving, seeing, seeing |
| Main Entry: | perceiving |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alert |
| Synonyms: | attentive, aware, cognizant, conscious, observing, sensitive |
| Main Entry: | spying |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | watching |
| Synonyms: | bugging, observing, prying, surveillance, surveyance, voyeurism, wiretapping |
| Main Entry: | adhere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conform to or follow rules exactly |
| Synonyms: | abide by, be attached, be constant, be devoted, be devoted to, be faithful, be loyal, be true, cleave to, comply, follow, fulfill, heed, keep, maintain, mind, obey, observe, practice, respect, stand by, support |
| Notes: | only things of a different nature can adhere; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole |
| Antonyms: | disjoin, not conform |
| Main Entry: | attend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay attention; apply oneself |
| Synonyms: | catch, concentrate on, devote oneself, follow, get a load of, hear, hearken, heed, keep one's eye on, lend an ear, listen, listen up, look after, look on, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, occupy oneself with, pay heed, pick up, regard, see to, watch |
| Antonyms: | be lazy, disregard, ignore, neglect |
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