Antonyms for vigilant
ˈvɪdʒ ə ləntvig·i·lant

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1. vigilantadjective

   Synonyms:
   alert, watchful, on the qui vive, wary, aware

2. vigilantadjective

   Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary

   Be vigilant for signs of disease in your garden.

   Synonyms:
   alert, aware, watchful, wary, on the qui vive

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1. vigilant

   Vigilant implies more sustained activity and more intelligent volition than alert; one may be habitually alert by reason of native quickness of perception and thought, or one may be momentarily alert under some excitement or expectancy; one who is vigilant is so with thoughtful purpose. One is vigilant against danger or harm; he may be alert or watchful for good as well as against evil; he is wary in view of suspected stratagem, trickery, or treachery. A person may be wakeful because of some merely physical excitement or excitability, as through insomnia; yet he may be utterly careless and negligent in his wakefulness, the reverse of watchful; a person who is truly watchful must keep himself wakeful while on watch, in which case wakeful has something of mental quality. Watchful, from the Saxon, and vigilant, from the Latin, are almost exact equivalents; but vigilant has somewhat more of sharp definiteness and somewhat more suggestion of volition; one may be habitually watchful; one is vigilant of set purpose and for direct cause, as in the presence of an enemy. Compare ALERT.

   Antonyms:
   careless, drowsy, dull, heedless, inattentive, incautious, inconsiderate, neglectful, negligent, oblivious, thoughtless, unwary

   Synonyms:
   alert, awake, careful, cautious, circumspect, on the alert, on the lookout, sleepless, wakeful, wary, watchful, wide-awake

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1. argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakefuladjective

   carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger

   "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"

   Antonyms:
   unwatchful, unvigilant, unalert

   Synonyms:
   keen-sighted, wakeful, waking, open-eyed, sharp-eyed, hawk-eyed, light, argus-eyed, sharp-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-sighted

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1. vigilantadjective

   Synonyms:
   watchful, attentive, circumspect, wakeful

How to use vigilant in a sentence?

1. Pedro Velez:

   They’re all over the place. All over the streets. Every place you are, you find one, people over here know, so they walk very lightly. They’re very vigilant.

2. Angela Merkel:

   Germany can and will not uncouple itself from the development we seek all over the world. We see this in Germany as well, but in Germany obviously it always has to be seen in a certain context, the context of our past which means we have to be that much more vigilant than others. We have to tell our young people what history has brought over to others, and these horrors.

3. Greater Manchester:

   Communities Defeat Terrorism, and the help and support we get from the public is a vital part of that, so, we would urge everyone to remain vigilant, and if you do see anything suspicious then please report it, in confidence, to police via the Anti-terrorist hotline or gov.uk/ACT. It won’t ruin lives, but it may well save them.

4. Dwight Evans:

   I do think that (activism) is transforming to another stage, and that stage is for people to understand that this is their democracy and they should take ownership over it, they have a right and an obligation to be vigilant and stay on top of things.

5. The Darwin:

   Darwin's successful boarding and subsequent seizure of the weapons concealed under fishing nets highlights the need to remain vigilant in the region.

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