Definition for Watchfulness:

• Vigilance; suspicious attention; careful and diligent observation; inability to sleep.

Synonyms for Watchfulness:

• n.

  •
  • awareness.
  •alertness (noun)
  • alertness.
  •anxiety (noun)
  • dis-quiet,
  • Nail Biting,
  • un certainty,
  • nailbitings,
  • allovers,
  • dis-quietude,
  • dis-tress,
  • fore-boding,
  • cold sweats,
  • fore bodings,
  • dis tress,
  • nail bitings,
  • un-certainties,
  • dis tresses,
  • un-certainty,
  • nailbiting,
  • all overs,
  • mis-giving,
  • dis quietude,
  • mis-trusts,
  • fore-bodings,
  • nail-bitings,
  • mis-trust,
  • fretfulnesses,
  • pins needles,
  • worriments,
  • dis quietudes,
  • dis-tresses,
  • un easiness,
  • dis quiet,
  • heebiejeebies,
  • fore boding,
  • ants pants,
  • dis-quiets,
  • un easinesses,
  • un certainties,
  • mis giving,
  • dis quiets,
  • mis trust,
  • mis trusts,
  • un-easinesses,
  • un-easiness,
  • dis-quietudes,
  • heebie jeebies.
  •care (noun)
  • fore-thought,
  • fore thoughts,
  • dis-criminations,
  • dis crimination,
  • re gards,
  • pre cautions,
  • dis-crimination,
  • fore thought,
  • pre-cautions,
  • pre caution,
  • fore-thoughts,
  • re-gard,
  • dis criminations,
  • pre-caution.
  •carefulness (noun)
  • cautiousnesses.
  •caution (noun)
  • Canniness,
  • circumspection,
  • discreetness,
  • wariness,
  • carefulness,
  • chariness.
  •circumspection (noun)
  • fore thoughtfulnesses,
  • fore-thoughtfulnesses,
  • forethoughtfulnesses,
  • fore thoughtfulness,
  • fore-thoughtfulness.
  •discretion (noun)
  • consideratenesses,
  • presence mind,
  • good senses,
  • judiciousnesses.
  •heed (noun)
  • listen up,
  • tender loving care,
  • Re-mark.
  •presence (noun)
  • self-composure,
  • self-command,
  • levelheadedness.
  •sensibility (noun)
  • presence of mind.
  •vigil (noun)
  • stake-out,
  • stake out,
  • nightwatch,
  • monitorings,
  • stakeout,
  • stakeouts.
  •vigilance (noun)
  • preciseness,
  • particularity,
  • fussiness,
  • attention,
  • thoughtfulness,
  • strictness,
  • fastidiousness,
  • keenness,
  • thoroughness,
  • scrupulousness,
  • readiness,
  • wakefulness,
  • conscientiousness,
  • surveillance.
  •wariness (noun)
  • guardednesses.
  •watch (noun)
  • super-visions,
  • super visions,
  • super-vision.
  •watchfulness (noun)
  • weather eye.

• Other synonyms:

  •fondness
  • tenderness.

Antonyms for Watchfulness:

• n.

  • vigilance
    negligence, ignorance, neglect.
  • Other antonyms:
    disregard, abstraction, unawareness, omission, unwariness, recklessness, inattention, absorption, daze, indifference, unconsciousness, oversight, slight, inattentiveness, daydreaming, obliviousness, engrossment, preoccupation, remissness, absentmindedness, distraction.

Watchfulness Sentence Examples:

• Intense and anxious watchfulness marked it now, a tremulous quiver shook her hand as she drew the threads through the canvas; and though her large eyes were calm, and her attitude composed, the least sound made her start.

• Pink blew out a breath of gratitude and remorse; he'd have to be on his toes from now on, really vibrant with watchfulness.