observant
1ob·ser·vant
adj \-vənt\Definition of OBSERVANT
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a : paying strict attention : watchful <an observant spectator> b : keen, perceptive
2
— ob·ser·vant·ly adverb
See Examples of OBSERVANT
- A particularly observant child, he noticed even the slightest changes in the classroom.
- Good reporters are keenly observant of everything around them.
- The family is strictly observant.
First Known Use of OBSERVANT
1602
Related to OBSERVANT
Synonyms: Argus-eyed, attentive, awake, alert, open-eyed, tenty (also tentie) [Scottish], vigilant, watchful, wide-awake
Antonyms: asleep
Related Words: alive, aware, conscious, sensitive; cognizant, heedful, keen, mindful, observing, regardful, sharp, sharp-eyed; hyperalert, hypervigilant, sleepless, wakeful; careful, cautious, chary, wary; prepared, ready
Near Antonyms: absent, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted, daydreaming, dazed, distracted, dreaming, dreamy, engrossed, faraway, insensible, oblivious, preoccupied; sleeping, unaware, unconscious, unknowing, unwitting; careless, heedless, inattentive, unheeding, unmindful, unthinking, unwary; unprepared, unready
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