Synonyms for watch
Another word for watch is ticker, vigil or scout. Below are 20 synonyms and 30 related words across 12 senses.
Also searched as: watched, watches.
1. noun: a small portable timepiece
- ticker synonyms
2. noun: a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
3. noun: a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- vigil
4. noun: the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
5. noun: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- scout synonyms
- lookout synonyms
- sentinel synonyms
- picket synonyms
- sentry synonyms
- spotter
6. noun: the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
- vigil
7. verb: look attentively
8. verb: follow with the eyes or the mind
- watch over
- follow synonyms
- keep an eye on
- observe synonyms
- trace synonyms
9. verb: see or watch
- see synonyms
- take in synonyms
- view synonyms
- catch synonyms
10. verb: observe without intervening
- look on synonyms
11. verb: be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
- look out
- watch out
12. verb: observe or determine by looking
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- digital watch
- pocket watch
- hunter
- hunting watch
- wrist watch
- analog watch
- pendulum watch
- wristwatch
- stem-winder
- timepiece
- timekeeper
- horologe
- night watch
- middle watch
- duty period
- shift synonyms
- work shift
- graveyard watch
- dogwatch
- midwatch
- listening watch
- surveillance
- continuous receiver watch
- spying synonyms
- overwatch
- period synonyms
- time period
- period of time
- security guard
- lookout man
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Questions people ask
What is another word for watch?
You can say ticker, vigil, scout, lookout or sentinel instead of watch. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "a small portable timepiece".
What is the opposite of watch?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for watch; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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