Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for watchful

watchful

Discover More

Example Sentences

There was no shelling this time, but there was the hum of watchful drones.

The truth is the NYPD is no less watchful because it is not watching everybody.

Under the watchful eye of Zuckerberg, Facebook’s policy seems to be “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.”

Fuming, Jesse keeps a watchful eye on Walt, but he doesn't speak, or move.

“Nickelodeon was nothing short of amazing to work for, and they had their watchful eye on us all,” he said.

But Lucy had noted, out of the corner of her watchful eye, the arrival of Miss Grains, indignant and perspiring.

The public eye, ever watchful and timid, waits scarcely for the show of danger to take alarm and withdraw its favour.

The baby had wakened with a cry, and a watchful attendant came gliding in at the sound.

The sight of his quietly watchful eyes, his grimly smiling lips, seemed to infuse courage into her anew.

There can be no doubt that Robert's management of home affairs was watchful, energetic, and liberal.

Advertisement

On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to watchful, such as: attentive, careful, cautious, observant, suspicious, and vigilant.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement