vigilant

Speech parts

1. vigilant - Adjective

2. vigilant - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

wakeful aware careful alert wary observant watchful circumspect argus-eyed open-eyed on the qui vive provident guard close waker

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Antonyms

slack absorbed absent unconscious asleep inactive

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Phrases with the word

one who is vigilant late at night vigilant observer

Examples

Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant. Colin Powell

For me Greece is Maria Farantouri. This is how I imagined Goddess Hera to be: strong, pure and vigilant. I have never encountered any other artist able to give me such a strong sense of the divine. François Mitterrand

Great powers must be forever vigilant and never subordinate survival to any other goal, including prosperity. John Mearsheimer

Whoso desireth to govern well and securely, it behoveth him to have a vigilant eye to the proceedings of great princes, and to consider seriously of their designs. Walter Raleigh

We need to always be vigilant on the sanitary issues. Mike Johanns

Be peaceful yet vigilant - a sheep will bite someone without a stick. Hindi Proverb

Close letter words and terms

vigilance committee vigilance man vigilancy vigilant observer vigilante vigilante groups