Antonyms for watchfully

Grammar : Adv

Spell : woch-fuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɒtʃ fəl

Definition of watchfully

Origin : c.1500, waccheful, from watch (v.) + -ful. Related: Watchfulness.

As in intently : adv with concentration
As in warily : adv suspiciously
As in carefully : adv cautiously; painstakingly

Example sentences :

They had rounded a bend and Grey was watchfully 21 gazing ahead.
Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum

Mihul stood by watchfully while Trigger emptied the tumbler.
Extract from : « Legacy » by James H Schmitz

He stopped playing, and, hugging his violin closely, regarded her watchfully.
Extract from : « Phil the Fiddler » by Horatio Alger, Jr.

His mind resumed its composure, and he watchfully waited the return of the slave.
Extract from : « The Weavers, Complete » by Gilbert Parker

She studied it watchfully, and kept note of all its variations.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 » by Various

Bill had been watchfully waiting at his old stand since 3:30 A. M.
Extract from : « Fish Stories » by Henry Abbott

They perch on some limb overhanging the water and watchfully wait for their dinner.
Extract from : « Endurance Test » by Alan Douglas

But watchfully silent he awaited his enemy's conversational attack.
Extract from : « A Fascinating Traitor » by Richard Henry Savage

When one does so, the strongest argument for relying cautiously, watchfully, upon Herndon appears.
Extract from : « Lincoln » by Nathaniel Wright Stephenson

For another half-hour he kept on, moving now as noiselessly as a mink, and watchfully as a wood-mouse.
Extract from : « The Secret Trails » by Charles G. D. Roberts

Synonyms for watchfully

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