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vig·i·lant
 vigilant
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- pronunciation:
- vI
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lnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
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adjective |
| definition: |
keenly alert and attentive; watchful, esp. for danger.
No one got past the vigilant guards.The family thanked the vigilant nurses who tended their father.- synonyms:
- alert, attentive, cautious, observant, wary, watchful
- antonyms:
- inattentive
- similar words:
- chary, circumspect, guarded, guardian, jealous, on guard, on the qui vive, prudent, sharp-eyed, sleepless, wakeful, wide-awake
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| related words: |
attentive, awake, cagey, careful, cautious, observant |
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| derivation: |
vigilantly (adv.) |
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