watchfuladjective
uk/ˈwɒtʃ.fəl/us/ˈwɑːtʃ.fəl/paying careful attention and ready to deal with problems:
Under the watchful eye of their mother, the two boys played on the beach.
She keeps a watchful eye on her boyfriend.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cautious and vigilant
- askance
- attentive
- belt and braces idiom
- better safe than sorry idiom
- better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) idiom
- discreet
- due diligence
- gingerly
- guarded
- intent
- minutely
- narrowly
- once
- once bitten, twice shy idiom
- precise
- scrupulous
- sedulous
- slowly
- vigilance
- vigilant
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watchfully
adverb uk/ˈwɒtʃ.fəl.i/us/ˈwɑːtʃ.fəl.i/
Slowly and watchfully they walked around the perimeter of the clearing.
watchfulness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈwɒtʃ.fəl.nəs/us/ˈwɑːtʃ.fəl.nəs/