Synonyms of on one's toes

on one's toes

phrase

as in alert

paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity

His unpredictability keeps me on my toes.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alert
• awake
• on tiptoe
• on guard
• alive
• vigilant
• watchful
• on the alert
• on the qui vive
• aware
• careful
• attentive
• on the ball
• tentie
• Argus-eyed
• sensitive
• cautious
• regardful
• wide-awake
• tenty
• wary
• observant
• conscious
• keen
• open-eyed
• sharp
• prepared
• mindful
• cognizant
• wakeful
• heedful
• sleepless
• ready
• hyperalert
• sharp-eyed
• hypervigilant
• chary
• observing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asleep
• absent
• absorbed
• distracted
• sleeping
• engrossed
• dreaming
• preoccupied
• abstracted
• faraway
• oblivious
• unconscious
• dreamy
• unaware
• dazed
• daydreaming
• insensible
• careless
• unmindful
• unwitting
• absentminded
• heedless
• unprepared
• unwary
• unthinking
• inattentive
• unknowing
• unheeding
• unready