Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | watch |
| Synonyms: | attention, awareness, duty, eagle eye, guard, lookout, monitoring, nightwatch, notice, observance, observation, patrol, stake-out, surveillance, vigilance, watchfulness |
| 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: | surveillance |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vigilance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | carefulness |
| Synonyms: | acuity, alertness, attention, attentiveness, caution, circumspection, diligence, lookout, observance, surveillance, vigil, watch, watchfulness |
| Antonyms: | carelessness, impulsiveness, indiscretion, negligence |
| Main Entry: | wake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | formal observance of a body before funeral |
| Synonyms: | deathwatch, funeral service, last rites, obsequies, rites, vigil, watch |
| Main Entry: | watch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lookout |
| Synonyms: | alertness, attention, awareness, duty, eagle eye, eye*, gander, guard, hawk, heed, inspection, notice, observance, observation, patrol, picket, scrutiny, sentinel, sentry, supervision, surveillance, tab, tout, vigil, vigilance, watchfulness, weather eye |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | night before |
| Synonyms: | brink, evening, evening before, night, threshold, verge, vigil |
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