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alert
Mentally responsive and perceptive; quick.
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  1. Mentally responsive and perceptive; quick.
  2. Quick in thought or action; active; nimble
  3. Watchful and ready, as in facing danger
wide-awake
Alert; watchful.
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  1. Alert; watchful.
  2. Completely awake.
keen
Strongly felt or perceived; intense; strong
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  1. Strongly felt or perceived; intense; strong
  2. Eagerly desirous:
  3. Eager; enthusiastic; much interested
penetrating
Keen or acute; discerning
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  1. Keen or acute; discerning
  2. Sharp; piercing
  3. Able or seeming to penetrate:
discerning
Having or showing good judgment or understanding; astute
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  1. Having or showing good judgment or understanding; astute
perceptive
Able to perceive quickly and easily; having keen insight or intuition; penetrating
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  1. Able to perceive quickly and easily; having keen insight or intuition; penetrating
  2. Marked by discernment and understanding; sensitive.
  3. Having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
sharp
Abrupt or acute:
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  1. Abrupt or acute:
  2. Suitable for use in cutting or piercing; having a very thin edge or fine point; keen
  3. Acutely sensitive in seeing, hearing, etc.
eager
Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy.
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  1. Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy.
  2. (Archaic) Sharp; keen
  3. Feeling or showing keen desire; impatient or anxious to do or get; ardent
interested
Having or showing curiosity, fascination, or concern:
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  1. Having or showing curiosity, fascination, or concern:
  2. Possessing a right, claim, or stake:
  3. Having or showing interest.
discriminating
Having a discerning judgment or taste
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  1. Having a discerning judgment or taste
  2. Able to make or see fine distinctions; discerning
  3. Able to perceive fine distinctions between similar things; perceptive
searching
(Of an investigation, etc.) Thorough.
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  1. (Of an investigation, etc.) Thorough.
  2. Examining closely or thoroughly; probing:
  3. Keenly observant:
understanding
Showing compassion.
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  1. Showing compassion.
  2. That understands; having or characterized by comprehension, sympathy, etc.
  3. Characterized by or having good sense or compassion:
alive
(Sports) In play; live:
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  1. (Sports) In play; live:
  2. Full of activity or animation; lively:
  3. Full of living or moving things; abounding:
regardful
Showing attention; heedful.
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  1. Showing attention; heedful.
  2. Observant; heedful; mindful
  3. Showing regard; respectful or considerate
sensitive
Readily altered by the action of an agent:
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  1. Readily altered by the action of an agent:
  2. Aware of or careful about the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others:
  3. Easily hurt, upset, or offended:
clear-sighted
Perceptive; discerning.
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  1. Perceptive; discerning.
  2. Having sharp vision.
  3. Having sharp, clear vision.
bright
Clear or brilliant in color or sound; vivid or intense
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  1. Clear or brilliant in color or sound; vivid or intense
  2. Happy; cheerful:
  3. Full of promise and hope; auspicious:
intelligent
Capable of some independent functioning because equipped with a microprocessor or computer
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  1. Capable of some independent functioning because equipped with a microprocessor or computer
  2. Showing sound judgment and rationality:
  3. Having or using intelligence; rational
on-the-ball
(Sports) Being in control of the ball
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  1. (Sports) Being in control of the ball
  2. (Idiomatic) Alert, active, or attentive; on top of things.
watchful
(Archaic) Not sleeping; awake.
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  1. (Archaic) Not sleeping; awake.
  2. Closely observant or alert; vigilant:
  3. Observant, vigilant and aware
attentive
Paying close attention; alert or observant:
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  1. Paying close attention; alert or observant:
  2. Showing care for the needs or desires of others; caring or courteous.
  3. Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely
alert
Attentive; awake; on guard.
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  1. Attentive; awake; on guard.
  2. Watchful and ready, as in facing danger
  3. Quick in thought or action; active; nimble
awake
Completely conscious; not in a state of sleep.
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  1. Completely conscious; not in a state of sleep.
  2. Active or alert; aware
  3. (By extension) Alert, aware.
wide-awake
Alert; watchful.
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  1. Alert; watchful.
  2. Completely awake.
sleepless
Always alert or active; never resting:
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  1. Always alert or active; never resting:
  2. Characterized by an absence of sleep.
  3. Constantly moving, active, or alert
wakeful
Without sleep; sleepless.
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  1. Without sleep; sleepless.
  2. Keeping awake; not sleeping
  3. Awake rather than sleeping
viewing
Engaged in watching a movie or television:
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  1. Engaged in watching a movie or television:
vigilant
On the alert, as for danger or error; watchful.
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  1. On the alert, as for danger or error; watchful.
  2. Staying watchful and alert to danger or trouble
mindful
Being aware (of something); attentive, heedful. [from 14th c.]
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  1. Being aware (of something); attentive, heedful. [from 14th c.]
  2. Attentive; heedful:
  3. Having in mind; aware, heedful, or careful (of)
on-guard
(Fencing) The starting position of a fencing bout; en garde.
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  1. (Fencing) The starting position of a fencing bout; en garde.
  2. Vigilant, alert
regardful
Showing attention; heedful.
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  1. Showing attention; heedful.
  2. Observant; heedful; mindful
  3. Showing regard; respectful or considerate
listening
Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.
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  1. Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.
  2. Of something or someone that listens.
  3. Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear.
heedful
Taking heed
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  1. Taking heed
  2. Paying close attention; mindful.
on-the-lookout
Constantly alert, intent on finding something or someone.
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  1. Constantly alert, intent on finding something or someone.
careful
Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious:
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  1. Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious:
  2. Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious:
  3. Protective; solicitous:
intent
Firmly directed or fixed; earnest; intense
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  1. Firmly directed or fixed; earnest; intense
  2. Having the mind and will focused on a specific purpose:
  3. Having the attention applied; engrossed:
open-eyed
Having the eyes open or wide open; awake, aware, watchful, amazed, etc.
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  1. Having the eyes open or wide open; awake, aware, watchful, amazed, etc.
  2. Alert and vigilant
  3. Done with the eyes open
sharp-eyed
Keenly perceptive or observant; alert.
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  1. Keenly perceptive or observant; alert.
  2. Having acute vision, having good eyesight.
  3. Attentive, given to noticing things, aware.
circumspect
Careful to consider all related circumstances before acting, judging, or deciding
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  1. Careful to consider all related circumstances before acting, judging, or deciding
cautious
Tentative or restrained; guarded:
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  1. Tentative or restrained; guarded:
  2. Showing or practicing caution; careful.
  3. Full of caution; careful to avoid danger; circumspect; wary
wary
On one's guard; cautious, suspicious, etc.
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  1. On one's guard; cautious, suspicious, etc.
  2. Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.
  3. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
prudent
Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future:
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  1. Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future:
  2. Careful or wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense:
  3. Capable of exercising sound judgment in practical matters, esp. as concerns one's own interests
all-ears
(Idiomatic) listening intently; fully focused
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  1. (Idiomatic) listening intently; fully focused
  2. (Idiomatic) Awaiting an explanation.
all-eyes
(Idiomatic) Having prominent eyes.
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  1. (Idiomatic) Having prominent eyes.
  2. (Idiomatic) Watching alertly or attentively.
alert
Attentive; awake; on guard.
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  1. Attentive; awake; on guard.
  2. Watchful and ready, as in facing danger
  3. Quick in thought or action; active; nimble
open-eyed
Having the eyes open or wide open; awake, aware, watchful, amazed, etc.
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  1. Having the eyes open or wide open; awake, aware, watchful, amazed, etc.
  2. Done with the eyes open
  3. Watchful and alert.
vigilant
Staying watchful and alert to danger or trouble
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  1. Staying watchful and alert to danger or trouble
  2. On the alert, as for danger or error; watchful.
wakeful
Awake rather than sleeping
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  1. Awake rather than sleeping
  2. Keeping awake; not sleeping
  3. Alert; watchful; vigilant
wary
On one's guard; cautious, suspicious, etc.
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  1. On one's guard; cautious, suspicious, etc.
  2. On guard; watchful:
  3. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
watchful
(Archaic) Not sleeping; awake.
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  1. (Archaic) Not sleeping; awake.
  2. Observant, vigilant and aware
  3. Closely observant or alert; vigilant:
wide-awake
Completely awake.
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  1. Completely awake.
  2. Alert; watchful.
careful
Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious:
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  1. Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious:
  2. Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious:
  3. Protective; solicitous:
heedful
Taking heed
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  1. Taking heed
  2. Paying close attention; mindful.
mindful
Attentive; heedful:
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  1. Attentive; heedful:
  2. Being aware (of something); attentive, heedful. [from 14th c.]
  3. Having in mind; aware, heedful, or careful (of)
watchful
(Archaic) Not sleeping; awake.
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  1. (Archaic) Not sleeping; awake.
  2. Closely observant or alert; vigilant:
  3. Observant, vigilant and aware
conscious
Having a feeling or knowledge (of one's own sensations, feelings, etc. or of external things); knowing or feeling (that something is or was happening or existing); aware; cognizant
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  1. Having a feeling or knowledge (of one's own sensations, feelings, etc. or of external things); knowing or feeling (that something is or was happening or existing); aware; cognizant
  2. Intentionally conceived or done; deliberate:
  3. Characterized by or having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence, sensations, and thoughts.
heedful
Paying close attention; mindful.
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  1. Paying close attention; mindful.
  2. Taking heed
mindful
Being aware (of something); attentive, heedful. [from 14th c.]
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  1. Being aware (of something); attentive, heedful. [from 14th c.]
  2. Having in mind; aware, heedful, or careful (of)
  3. Attentive; heedful:
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Sentence Examples

  • His eyes were observant and restless, his eyebrows thick and low, and his features hard.

  • (5) The correspondence of eminent and observant persons.

  • Her killer was pulled over the next day by an observant trooper shortly after dumping the young girl's body.

  • The same law prevailing in all natures creation, in the plumage of birds, the painting of butterifies wings, the marking of shells, and in all the infinite variety and beauty of the floral kingdom, the lesson is constantly renewed to the observant eye.

  • As the nut grows the slight puncture becomes almost obliterated, so that it is unnoticed by all but the most observant eye.

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