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ADJECTIVE
watchful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attentive careful cautious observant suspicious vigilant wary
STRONG
alert
WEAK
all ears chary circumspect glued guarded heedful hooked keen not missing a trick on guard on one's toes on the ball on the job on the qui vive on the watch open-eyed prepared ready see after unsleeping wakeful wide-awake with eyes peeled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
careless heedless inattentive incautious indiscreet rash thoughtless uncareful unobservant
WEAK
negligent
VERB
attend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
follow hear note observe watch
STRONG
catch hearken heed listen mark mind notice regard
WEAK
concentrate on devote oneself get a load of keep an eye on lend an ear listen up look after look on occupy oneself with pay heed pick up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore neglect overlook
STRONG
disregard miss
WEAK
be absent be lazy
VERB
deal/deal with
Synonyms
WEAK
act approach attend to behave behave toward clear concern conduct oneself consider control cope with direct discuss get a handle on something hack it handle have to do with live with make a go of it make it oversee play review rid serve take take care of treat unburden use
Antonyms
WEAK
mismanage
VERB
do
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish achieve act close complete conclude create determine end execute finish make move operate perform prepare produce succeed undertake work
STRONG
arrange cause cook discharge effect fix fulfill organize transact
WEAK
be responsible for bring about do one's thing engage in get ready get with it go for it look after make ready pull off take care of business take on wind up wrap up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon abstain bear begin commence create destroy discourage dissuade fail forget give up halt hesitate idle ignore introduce lose miss neglect not finish prevent ruin start stop
STRONG
disarrange disorder disorganize disturb
WEAK
defer pass put off undo
VERB
fix
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjust correct overhaul patch rebuild regulate restore revamp revise
STRONG
amend debug doctor emend recondition reconstruct remediate retread sort
WEAK
do up fiddle with put to rights tune up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break damage
STRONG
harm injure worsen
WEAK
destroy disarrange disturb neglect
VERB
nurse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cradle feed keep an eye on look after nourish take care of vaccinate
STRONG
advance aid attend baby-sit cherish cultivate encourage father forward foster further harbor humor immunize indulge inoculate irradiate medicate mother nurture pamper preserve promote serve sit succor support treat
WEAK
keep alive keep tabs on minister to take charge of wait on watch out for watch over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
starve
STRONG
block cease condemn destroy discourage disregard halt hinder hurt ignore impede injure neglect obstruct refuse stop
VERB
organize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
construct coordinate create establish form formulate regulate run set up
STRONG
adapt adjust catalogue classify codify combine compose constitute correlate dispose fashion fit frame group harmonize marshal mold pigeonhole range settle shape standardize straighten tabulate tailor
WEAK
be responsible for get going get-together lick into shape line up look after methodize put in order put together straighten out take care of whip into shape
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break destroy ruin
STRONG
confuse differ disarrange disconnect disorder disorganize disperse disturb mix up move scatter unfit upset
VERB
smarten
Synonyms
WEAK
adjust amend correct debug do up doctor emend face-lift fiddle with fix up overhaul patch put to rights rebuild recondition reconstruct regulate restore retread revamp revise sort spruce tune up
VERB
tend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cultivate do feed keep look after maintain manage protect take care of watch
STRONG
accomplish administer attend baby-sit cherish control corral defend direct foster guard handle mind nurse nurture oversee perform safeguard serve shepherd shield sit superintend supervise
WEAK
cater to do for keep an eye on keep tabs on minister to ride herd on see after take under wing wait on watch out for watch over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy fail harm hurt ignore neglect
STRONG
abandon deny disregard endanger forget forsake give up mismanage refuse relinquish renounce resign
VERB
transact
Synonyms
STRONG
accomplish buy clinch close conclude conduct discharge do effectuate enact execute finish handle jell manage move negotiate operate perform prosecute sell settle
WEAK
TCB button down button up carry on pull off run with the ball sew up take care of work out a deal wrap up
Antonyms
STRONG
abandon begin commence disregard fail halt introduce keep leave mismanage miss neglect not finish prevent remain start stay stop unsettle
WEAK
deny refuse

Example Sentences

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“The biggest risk we see to American in 2026 is a full-on fare war in Chicago that gradually impacts other highly competitive markets,” Cunningham writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

What parallels, if any, do you see to the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s?

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

“We’ve been elected in a representative republic to see to the needs of the people,” he said, “and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.”

From Salon • May 30, 2025

A display at the Vagina Museum in east London last year encouraged visitors to write improvements they'd like to see to the NHS's cervical screening service on slips of paper.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2025

"Annad and Mother will see to you while I am gone," he had told her.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.