Definition of WATCHFUL

watchful

Adjective

  • Alert, observant, or vigilant.
  • engaged in or accustomed to close observation

Adjective Satellite

  • experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; ; ; ; - Shakespeare
    • "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"

Adj

  • Fully observant, vigilant, or aware.

Examples

  • A WATCHFUL player always spots opportunities for parallel plays.
  • The teacher kept a watchful eye on her pupils during the school trip.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English waccheful, equivalent to watch + -ful. Compare West Frisian waaks (“watchful”), Dutch waaks, waakzaam (“watchful”), German wachsam (“watchful”), Swedish vaksam (“watchful”).

Antonyms

unalert

Scrabble Score: 19

watchful: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
watchful: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
watchful: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

watchful: valid Words With Friends Word