surveillance

Main Entry:
surveillance [ser-vey-luhns, -veyl-yuhns]
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
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