What is another word for on the qui vive?
Pronunciation:
[ ɒnðə kwˈi vˈa͡ɪv], [ ɒnðə kwˈi vˈaɪv], [ ɒ_n_ð_ə k_w_ˈi v_ˈaɪ_v]
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Similar words for on the qui vive:
- alert (adjective)
- attentive (adjective)
- open-eyed (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- uneasy (adjective)
- unsleeping (adjective)
- vigilant (adjective)
- wakeful (adjective)
- wary (adjective)
- watchful (adjective)
- alertness (noun)
- attribute (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for On the qui vive:
adj.
• alert (adjective)- wide-awake,
- sharp,
- careful,
- cagey,
- perceptive,
- circumspect,
- wired,
- spirited,
- ready,
- wise,
- with it,
- intelligent,
- hip,
- on guard,
- bright,
- heedful,
- on the ball,
- clever,
- active.
- intent,
- Immersed,
- conscientious,
- more interested,
- awake,
- regardful,
- studious,
- enthralled,
- Enrapt,
- fascinated,
- mindful,
- preoccupied,
- hanging on every word,
- glued,
- aware,
- hooked,
- listening,
- interested.
- jazzed,
- wary,
- more intelligent,
- vigilant,
- psyched up,
- handling with kid gloves,
- wideawake,
- palpitant,
- harassed,
- uneasy,
- switched on,
- walking on eggs,
- all nerves,
- see to,
- alert,
- on lookout,
- quickest,
- on the job,
- heads up,
- quick,
- observant,
- attentive,
- wakeful,
- keeping on one's toes,
- up set,
- not missing a trick,
- on one's toes,
- good hands,
- on watch,
- in turmoil,
- wisest,
- thinking twice,
- see after,
- fast on the draw,
- on the watch,
- watching one's step,
- watchful,
- on the lookout,
- anguished,
- all ears,
- unwasteful,
- watching out.
- irritable,
- disquieted,
- nervous,
- agitated,
- anxious,
- Wrung,
- discomposed,
- fretful,
- edgy,
- peevish,
- perplexed,
- unstable,
- upset,
- dismayed,
- on edge,
- tormented,
- strained,
- unsettled,
- unquiet,
- fearful,
- bothered,
- alarmed,
- restless,
- precarious,
- tense,
- disturbed,
- apprehensive,
- shaken,
- vexed,
- troubled,
- fidgety,
- suspicious,
- jittery,
- jumpy,
- ill at ease,
- insecure,
- perturbed,
- worried,
- constrained,
- restive,
- impatient,
- shaky,
- irascible,
- afraid.
- agog,
- looking for,
- on toes,
- cautious,
- acute,
- looking to,
- with eyes peeled,
- guarded,
- sleepless,
- with weather eye open,
- on alert,
- waiting on,
- keen.
- insomniac,
- astir,
- waking,
- Insomnious,
- alive.
n.
• alertness (noun) • attribute (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun)Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):
How to use "On the qui vive" in context?
The term "on the qui vive" originally referred to the practice of keeping a lookout for danger, as in referring to someone as "on the qui vive" signaled that they were awake and on guard. Today, "on the qui vive" connotes being attentive and on the lookout for new information or developments.
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