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| 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: | prudence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | caution |
| Synonyms: | austerity, calculation, care, carefulness, circumspection, concern, conservation, conservatism, considerateness, coolness, deliberation, diligence, discretion, economy, foresight, forethought, frugality, heed, heedfulness, judgment, judiciousness, precaution, providence, reasoning, sagacity, tact, vigilance, watchfulness, wisdom |
| Antonyms: | carelessness, disregard, imprudence, rashness, recklessness |
| Main Entry: | wakefulness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | watchfulness |
| Synonyms: | alertness, attention, vigilance |
| Main Entry: | prudence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | carefulness |
| Synonyms: | calculation, canniness, caution, cautiousness, circumspection, discretion, economy, foresight, forethought, frugality, judiciousness, moderation, providence, restraint, sense, sophrosyne, temperance, thrift, vigilance, wisdom |
| Antonyms: | recklessness |
| Main Entry: | attentiveness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attention |
| Synonyms: | alertness, concentration, consideration, diligence, heedfulness, vigilance, watchfulness |
| Main Entry: | circumspection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | caution |
| Synonyms: | carefulness, cautiousness, discretion, foresight, foresightedness, forethought, forethoughtfulness, precaution, prudence, vigilance, watchfulness |
| Main Entry: | mindfulness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | care |
| Synonyms: | alertness, carefulness, caution, circumspection, concentration, concern, conscientiousness, consideration, diligence, direction, discrimination, effort, enthusiasm, exactness, exertion, fastidiousness, forethought, gingerliness, heed, heedfulness, interest, management, meticulousness, nicety, pains, particularity, precaution, prudence, regard, scrupulousness, solicitude, thought, trouble, vigilance, wariness, watchfulness |
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| Main Entry: | caution |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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admonitory, admonitve, aposematic, careful, cautelous, cautionary, cautious, chary, circumspect, cool, discreet, guarded, heedful, monitory, on one's guard, overcautious, pedetentous, politic, premonitory, prudent, sematic, shy of, skillful, steady, stealthy, sure, unenterprising, warned, warning, wary, watchful
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| Concept: | Care. [Vigilance.] |
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-nouns
care, solicitude, heed; heedfulness; scruple (conscientiousness)., watchfulness; vigilance, surveillance, eyes of Argus, watch, vigil, look out, watch and ward, loeil du maitre., alertness (activity); attention; prudence, circumspection (caution); anxiety; forethought; precaution (preparation); tidiness (order), (cleanliness) [more]; accuracy (exactness); minuteness, attention to detail.
-verbs
be careful; reck; take care (be cautious); pay attention to; take care of; look to, look after, see to, see after; keep an eye on, keep a sharp eye on; chaperon, matronize, play gooseberry; keep watch, keep watch and ward; mount guard, set watch, watch; keep in sight, keep in view; mind, mind on'e business., look sharp, look about one; look with one's own eyes; keep a good lookout, keep a sharp lookout; have all one's wits about one, have all one's eyes about one; watch for (expect); keep one's eyes open, have the eyes open, sleep with one's eye open.
-adjectives
careful, regardful, heedful; taking care; particular; prudent (cautious); considerate; thoughtful (deliberative); provident (prepared); alert (active); sure-footed., guarded, on one's guard; on the qui vivre, on the alert, on watch, on the lookout; awake, broad awake, vigilant; watchful, wakeful, wistful; Argus-eyed; wide awake (intelligent); on the watch for (expectant)., tidy (orderly), (clean) [more]; accurate (exact); scrupulous (conscientious); cavendo tutus (safe).
-adverbs
carefully; with care, gingerly.
-phrases
quis custodiet istos custodes? "care will kill a cat" [Wither]; ni bebas aqua que no veas; "O polished perturbation! Golden care!" [Henry IV]; "the
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| Antonyms: | neglect |
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