watchful

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watchful Definition

• (s) carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"
• (s) experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare

watchful Synonyms

• argus-eyed
• insomniac
• open-eyed
• sleepless
• vigilant
• wakeful
• watchful