WATCHED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

watched

verb

Definition of watched next

past tense of watch

as in observed

to keep one's eyes on I turned my head to continue watching the bird as it flew away

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as in followed

to take notice of and be guided by watch what I do when I run into that kind of problem

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as in monitored

to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose watched the situation to see if it improved

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as in cared

to have an interest or concern for you should watch what you eat if you want a long, healthy life

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as in supervised

to take charge of especially on behalf of another hired a high school girl to watch their daughter until they got home from work

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Recent Examples of watched The rules for when games can be watched from the beginning on Prime differ depending on whether the game is exclusive to Prime, airing on another national broadcaster, or only being carried locally and on League Pass—as one 20-plus-comment Reddit discussion detailed. —

Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 June 2026 In April, as both sides of the Atlantic watched on, the king and queen carried out their first state visit to the United States as monarchs. —

Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 1 June 2026 The retired nurse watched the CNN debate in early May, where the candidates piled on Becerra to try to undercut his momentum. —

Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 His manager, Craig Counsell, has watched as Crow-Armstrong wears his emotions on his sleeve. —

Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 1 June 2026 Across the street, in the window of a dental office, a group of hygienists and assistants watched us. —

Adam Turner, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026 Members watched one another constantly. —

Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 June 2026 Within each age group, half of the infants watched videos featuring a human actor, while the remaining half viewed a humanoid robot. —

Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026 Krista and Jeff Macco, who lived across the street, watched the project take shape. —

Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 25 May 2026

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An entire mission directing six blasts against three Russian frontline targets in eastern Ukraine will involve no Ukrainian troops on the ground, the battle instead directed from gamer chairs, observed from reconnaissance drones above, run over dedicated livestreams.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Bia observed Italy’s divergence from France since the two countries met in the 2006 World Cup final.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 30 May 2026