Textual thesaurus for "watchful"

(adj) alert

engaged in or accustomed to close observation

caught by a couple of alert cops; alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came; constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty

(adj) insomniac, sleepless

experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

insomniac old people; insomniac nights; lay sleepless all night; twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights- Shakespeare