Another word for watch
watch
n.
A portable timepiece
wrist watch, pocket watch, hunter, half-hunter, stopwatch, chronometer, digital watch, analog watch, ticker*; see also clock.
Strict attention
lookout, observation, observance, surveillance, awareness, attention, vigilance, guard, heed, watchfulness.
Antonyms neglect*, sleepiness, apathy.
A period of duty or vigilance
patrol, guard duty, night watch, shift, vigil, picket duty, sentry duty, trick*, dogwatch*, graveyard watch*, graveyard shift.
Those who keep a watch, sense 3
guard, sentry, sentinel, picket, watchman, lookout, scout, spotter, observer, signalman, flagman, shore patrol, S.P., military police, M.P.; see also guardian 1.
watch
v.
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Another word for watch
To look at or on attentively or carefully:
eye, observe, regard, scrutinize, survey. Idioms: have one's (or keep an) eye on, keep tabs on. See awareness, seeTo have the care and supervision of:
attend, care for, look after, mind, minister to, see to, tend2. Idioms: keep an eye on, look out for, take care (or charge) of, take under one's wing. See care for
To be careful:
beware, look out, mind. Idioms: be on guard, be on the lookout, keep an eye peeled , take care (or heed). See awareness, careful
To direct and watch over the work and performance of others:
boss, overlook, oversee, superintend, supervise. See over
The act of observing, often for an extended time:
observance, observation, scrutiny. See awareness, seeThe act of carefully watching:
lookout, surveillance, vigil, vigilance. Idiom: watch and ward. See awarenessA person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example:
guard, lookout, picket, protector, sentinel, sentry, ward. See awareness, safetyA limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity:
bout, go, hitch, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell3, stint, stretch, time, tour, trick, turn. See timeA watch over the body of a dead person before burial:
wake1. See ritual
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"watch." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 05 December 2018. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/watch>.
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watch. (n.d.). Retrieved December 05th, 2018, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/watch
