| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | close observation, following |
| Synonyms: | body mike, bug*, bugging, care, control, direction, eagle eye, examination, eye, inspection, lookout, peeled eye, scrutiny, spying, stakeout, superintendence, supervision, surveyance, tab, tail, tap*, track*, vigil, vigilance, watch, wiretap |
| Antonyms: | indifference, unobservance |
| Main Entry: | eye |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | judgment, opinion |
| Synonyms: | appreciation, belief, conviction, discernment, discrimination, eagle eye, feeling, mind, perception, persuasion, point of view, recognition, scrutiny, sentiment, surveillance, tab, taste, view, viewpoint, watch |
| Main Entry: | inspection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | examination, check |
| Synonyms: | analysis, checkup, frisk, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, inventory, investigation, look-over, maneuvers, once-over, pageant, parade, perlustration, probe, read, research, review, scan, scrutiny, search, superintendence, supervision, surveillance, survey, view |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, neglect |
| Main Entry: | look |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | visual examination |
| Synonyms: | attention, beholding, case, cast, contemplation, evil eye, eye*, flash, gander, gaze, glance, glimpse, gun, inspection, introspection, keeping watch, leer, look-see, marking, noticing, observation, once-over, peek, reconnaissance, regard, regarding, review, scrutiny, sight, slant, speculation, squint, stare, surveillance, survey, swivel, view, viewing |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignorance |
| Main Entry: | lookout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | guard; place from which to guard |
| Synonyms: | anchor, beacon, belvedere, case, catbird seat, citadel, crow's nest, cupola, eagle eye, hawk, observance, observation, observatory, outlook, overlook, panorama, patrol, post, scene, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter, station, surveillance, tip, tower, view, vigil, vigilance, ward, watch, watch person watchtower, watcher, weather eye |
| 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 |
| Notes: | observance refers to the following of a custom, duty, or law; observation refers to the act of noticing or recording |
| Antonyms: | heedlessness, inattention, indifference, neglect, thoughtlessness |
| Main Entry: | oversight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | care, supervision |
| Synonyms: | administration, aegis, charge, check, control, custody, direction, guard, guardianship, handling, inspection, intendance, keep, keeping, maintenance, management, superintendence, surveillance, tutelage |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, neglect |
| Main Entry: | reconnaissance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inspection |
| Synonyms: | exploration, investigation, maneuvers, probe, recon, reconnoiter, review, scan, scrutiny, search, surveillance, survey |
| Main Entry: | scrutiny |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | close examination |
| Synonyms: | analysis, audit, close-up, eagle eye, exploration, inquiry, inspection, investigation, long hard look, perlustration, perusal, review, scan, search, sifting, study, surveillance, survey, tab, the eye, view |