Antonyms for vigilantly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : vij-uh-luhnt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɪdʒ ə lənt

Definition of vigilantly

Origin : late 15c., from Latin vigilantia "wakefulness," from vigilia (see vigil). Related: Vigilantly.

As in busily : adv actively; intently
As in warily : adv suspiciously
As in carefully : adv cautiously; painstakingly

Example sentences :

He became most vigilantly attentive to the two men on whom he waited.
Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham

She gathered ironwood and catclaw while he watched her vigilantly.
Extract from : « Crooked Trails and Straight » by William MacLeod Raine

How vigilantly, how patiently, did we watch the Texas plot from its commencement!
Extract from : « American Eloquence, Volume II. (of 4) » by Various

The great bore will be to watch him so vigilantly as to prevent his marrying.
Extract from : « Blue-Stocking Hall, Vol. 1 (of 3) » by William Pitt Scargill

The waiter watched me vigilantly from the door, as I went out.
Extract from : « Basil » by Wilkie Collins

As to particulars, I've been vigilantly careful to keep away from Almo.
Extract from : « The Unwilling Vestal » by Edward Lucas White

Yet I was not wholly lost to myself: I vigilantly marked his demeanour.
Extract from : « Wieland; or The Transformation » by Charles Brockden Brown

“Rough,” in the meantime, vigilantly keeping the sheep together.
Extract from : « Waihoura, the Maori Girl » by W.H.G. Kingston

And, vigilantly, the eyes of three Venusian guards followed the ray.
Extract from : « The Passing of Ku Sui » by Anthony Gilmore

But his eye was vigilantly fixed on the distresses of the country.
Extract from : « Lord Chatham » by Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery

Synonyms for vigilantly

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