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vigilant
adjective
Synonyms
watchful, vigilant, wide-awake, alert mean being on the lookout especially for danger or opportunity.
watchful is the least explicit term.
vigilant suggests intense, unremitting, wary watchfulness.
wide-awake applies to watchfulness for opportunities and developments more often than dangers.
alert stresses readiness or promptness in meeting danger or in seizing opportunity.
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Word History
Middle English (Scots), from Latin vigilant-, vigilans, from present participle of vigilare to keep watch, stay awake, from vigil awake
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Vigilant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vigilant. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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