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Vigilant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. On the alert; watchful. See Synonyms at aware.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Watchful, as one who watches during the hours for sleep; ever awake and on the alert; attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; circumspect; cautious; wary.

Indicating vigilance.

Synonyms 1. Wakeful, etc. See watchful.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger

Word Usage

""The focus for Thursday is on the ECB meeting and whether or not Trichet uses the code word 'vigilant,'" wrote analysts at BNP Paribas SA including Ray Attrill, a senior currency strategist in New York in a note yesterday."

Equivalent

alert watchful

Cross Reference

cautious

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

wakeful watchful circumspect wary jealous

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

watchful diligent wary resolute alert