vigilance

Main Entry:
vigilance [vij-uh-luhns]
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: caution
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: alertness, carefulness
Synonyms: Fabian policy, attention, canniness, care, circumspection, deliberation, discreetness, discretion, foresight, forethought, heed, heedfulness, providence, prudence, vigilance, watchfulness
Antonyms: heedlessness, imprudence, indiscretion, neglect, negligence, thoughtlessness
Main Entry: discretion
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: caution, judgment
Synonyms: acumen, attention, calculation, canniness, care, carefulness, chariness, circumspection, concern, considerateness, consideration, deliberation, diplomacy, discernment, discrimination, foresight, forethought, good sense, gumption, heed, heedfulness, judiciousness, maturity, observation, perspicacity, precaution, presence of mind, providence, prudence, responsibility, sagacity, sense, shrewdness, solicitude, tact, thoughtfulness, vigilance, wariness, warning, watchfulness, wisdom
Antonyms: carelessness, indiscretion, thoughtlessness
Main Entry: insomnia
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: inability to sleep soundly
Synonyms: indisposition, insomnolence, restlessness, sleeplessness, stress, tension, vigil, vigilance, wakefulness
Antonyms: sleep
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: patrol
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: guarding; guard
Synonyms: convoying, defending, escorting, garrison, lookout, patroler, policing, protecting, protection, rounds, safeguarding, scouting, sentinel, spy, vigilance, watch, watching, watchperson
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
Main Entry: vigil
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: wariness
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: caution
Synonyms: alertness, attention, care, carefulness, deliberation, discretion, guardedness, heed, heedfulness, prudence, vigilance, watchfulness
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