| ADJECTIVE | all | watchful, alert | engaged in or accustomed to close observation |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | watchful, insomniac, sleepless | experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness |
| Sounds | waa'chfahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Engaged in or accustomed to close observation. | |
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| Synonym | alert | |
| Narrower | argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful | Carefully observant or attentive |
| fly | (British informal) not to be deceived / deceived or hoodwinked | |
| heads-up, wide-awake | fully alert and watchful | |
| lidless, sleepless | Always watchful | |
| See also | awake | not in a state of sleep |
| lively | full of life and energy | |
| wary | marked by keen caution and watchful prudence | |
| Opposite | unalert, unwatchful, unvigilant | not alert to what is potentially dangerous |
| Spanish | alerta | |
| Catalan | alerta | |
| Nouns | watchfulness | vigilant attentiveness |
| watchfulness | the process of paying close and continuous attention | |
| Adverbs | watchfully | in a watchful manner |
| Meaning | Experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness. | |
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| Example | "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare | |
| Synonyms | insomniac, sleepless | |
| Broader | awake | not in a state of sleep |
| Spanish | desvelado, insomne | |
| Catalan | desvetllat, insomne | |
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