Englishwatchful
adjective
her mother kept a watchful eye on her:
observant, alert, vigilant, hypervigilant, attentive, perceptive;
awake, wakeful, aware, heedful, sharp;
sharp-eyed, keen-eyed, eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed, gimlet-eyed, with one's eyes open;
on the lookout, on the qui vive, wary, cautious, careful, suspicious, circumspect, chary;
informal with one's eyes skinned/peeled.
▷antonyms inattentive, careless.
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