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vigilant
[ vij-uh-luhnt ]
adjective
- keenly watchful to detect danger; wary:
a vigilant sentry.
Antonyms: careless
- ever awake and alert; sleeplessly watchful.
Synonyms: sleepless, wide-awake
vigilant
/ ˈvɪdʒɪlənt /
adjective
- keenly alert to or heedful of trouble or danger, as while others are sleeping or unsuspicious
Derived Forms
- ˈvigilantness, noun
- ˈvigilantly, adverb
Other Words From
- vig·i·lant·ly adverb
- vig·i·lant·ness noun
- hy·per·vig·i·lant adjective
- non·vig·i·lant adjective
- non·vig·i·lant·ly adverb
- non·vig·i·lant·ness noun
- pre·vig·i·lant adjective
- pre·vig·i·lant·ly adverb
- su·per·vig·i·lant adjective
- su·per·vig·i·lant·ly adverb
- un·vig·i·lant adjective
- un·vig·i·lant·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of vigilant1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Nervous fans can keep a vigilant eye on it via a webcam hosted on the town website that offers 24-hour goat viewing.
Bershin, who worked with the Ukrainian police before rebels took control of Donetsk, says officers have to be extra vigilant.
This species of penguin was showered with positive coverage throughout the 20th century by a supposedly vigilant press.
They washed their hands methodically under the vigilant eye of Fatu.
Beyond that, it has made the activists themselves more vigilant.
Vigilant eyes and sharp judgments have long swept over Europe in search of them.
That extremely vigilant body, the London Fire Brigade, had their nearest engines out in two minutes.
Nellie was always jealous of the welfare of the working class, and was ever vigilant as to its interests.
Vigilant priests were always ready to extinguish systems which could not be made to tally with their interests.
No matter how vigilant the Federals were, Mosby was sure to find an opportunity for attacking.
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