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Vigilant synonyms

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alert
Mentally responsive and perceptive; quick.
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  1. Mentally responsive and perceptive; quick.
  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.
alert
Brisk or lively in action:
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  1. Brisk or lively in action:
  2. Watchful and ready, as in facing danger
  3. Quick in thought or action; active; nimble
watchful
Watching closely; vigilant; alert
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  1. Watching closely; vigilant; alert
  2. Observant, vigilant and aware
  3. Closely observant or alert; vigilant:
observant
(Judaism) Designating or of a person who adheres strictly to traditional religious practices
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  1. (Judaism) Designating or of a person who adheres strictly to traditional religious practices
  2. Alert and paying close attention; watchful.
  3. Perceptive or alert
wakeful
Awake rather than sleeping
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  1. Awake rather than sleeping
  2. Keeping awake; not sleeping
  3. Watchful; alert.
wary
On one's guard; cautious, suspicious, etc.
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  1. On one's guard; cautious, suspicious, etc.
  2. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
  3. On guard; watchful:
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.
Find another word for vigilant. In this page you can discover 15 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for vigilant, like: alert, open-eyed, alert, watchful, keenly aware, careful, observant, watchful, observant, wakeful and wary.

Sentence Examples

  • But he watched all public incidents with a vigilant eye, and seized every passing opportunity of exposing departures from sound principle in parliament and courts of justice.

  • He still knew the undergraduates individually, and watched their progress with a vigilant eye.

  • Down to his death the pope kept a vigilant eye on the troubles in France.

  • You will have to be vigilant in your work in order to earn an A in this class.

  • Pilots must be vigilant at all times to keep their passengers safely in the air.

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