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expectant adj.
vigilant adj.

ADJECTIVE

expectant

Synonyms

WEAK

alert anticipative anxious apprehensive awaiting breathless eager expecting hopeful hoping in suspense on edge on tenterhooks prepared raring ready vigilant waiting waiting on watchful with bated breath

ADJECTIVE

vigilant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxious attentive aware cautious circumspect keen observant wary

WEAK

acute agog alert guarded looking to on alert on guard on the ball on the job on the lookout on the qui vive on toes open-eyed sharp sleepless unsleeping waiting on wakeful wide-awake with eyes peeled with weather eye open

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless heedless ignorant inattentive incautious indifferent indiscreet rash thoughtless unaware uncareful unobservant

WEAK

impulsive negligent

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“There’s definitely a dopamine hit when you’re looking for these deals” and you find what you are looking for, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

So she partnered with a company called Met Through Friends, which organises and encourages real-life meetups for people looking for love.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Researchers create global maps of the Moon and compare them with earlier versions, looking for changes wider than 150 feet.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Excitement was natural as the AI build-out stoked power demand from hyperscalers looking for as much low-carbon electricity as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

I’d overheard him say, Oh, good! when his secretary told him someone was looking for a place on counters.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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