Antonyms for vigilant
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : vij-uh-luhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɪdʒ ə lənt |
Definition of vigilant
Origin :- late 15c., from Latin vigilantia "wakefulness," from vigilia (see vigil). Related: Vigilantly.
- adj careful, watchful
- Robert's suspicions were lulled to sleep, and he ceased to be as vigilant and watchful as he had been.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- But these are not the only points to which you look for vigilant watchfulness.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Do you watch over their conduct with a vigilant and paternal eye?
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- But the wary and vigilant leader of the Hurons was not so easily disconcerted.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The police, too, were set at work,—the vigilant police of Paris!
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- He will find me punctual and vigilant, and anxious to do what is right.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- How it swells my pride, to have been able to outwit such a vigilant charmer!
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The stork is a bird of prey; it is vigilant, greedy, and catches gudgeons.
- Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
- Thus he was on duty all the time, ever vigilant and faithful, the most valuable of all the dogs.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- "Her ladyship is approaching, sir," answered Leduc the vigilant.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
Synonyms for vigilant
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