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Observant
adjective
1 observant
2 observant
Quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception.
synonym: observing.
Roget 457:
attentive,
mindful,
observant,
regardful;
alive to,
awake to;
observing
etc.
v.;
alert,
open-eyed;
intent on,
taken up with,
occupied with,
engaged in;
engrossed in,
wrapped in,
absorbed,
rapt,
transfixed,
riveted,
mesmerized,
hypnotized;
glued to
(the TV, the window, a book);
breathless;
preoccupied
etc.
(inattentive)
458;
watchful
etc.
(careful)
459;
breathless,
undistracted,
upon the stretch;
on the watch
etc.
(expectant)
507.
steadfast.
[compelling attention]
interesting,
engrossing,
mesmerizing,
riveting.
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3 observant
of individuals Adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs:
— Observant of the speed limit.
synonym: law-abiding.
noun
Roget 996:
clergy,
clericals,
ministry,
priesthood,
presbytery,
the cloth,
the desk.
clergyman,
divine,
ecclesiastic,
churchman,
priest,
presbyter,
hierophant†,
pastor,
shepherd,
minister;
father,
father in Christ;
padre,
abbe,
cure;
patriarch;
reverend;
black coat;
confessor.
dignitaries of the church;
ecclesiarch†,
hierarch†;
ebdomarius [Lat.];
eminence,
reverence,
elder,
primate,
metropolitan,
archbishop,
bishop,
prelate,
diocesan,
suffragan†,
dean,
subdean†,
archdeacon,
prebendary,
canon,
rural dean,
rector,
parson,
vicar,
perpetual curate,
residentiary†,
beneficiary,
incumbent,
chaplain,
curate;
deacon,
deaconess;
preacher,
reader,
lecturer;
capitular†;
missionary,
propagandist,
Jesuit,
revivalist,
field preacher.
churchwarden,
sidesman†;
clerk,
precentor†,
choir;
almoner,
suisse [Fr.],
verger,
beadle,
sexton,
sacristan;
acolyth†,
acolothyst†,
acolyte,
altar boy;
chorister.
[Roman Catholic priesthood]
Pope,
Papa,
pontiff,
high priest,
cardinal;
ancient flamen†,
flamen†;
confessor,
penitentiary;
spiritual director.
cenobite,
conventual,
abbot,
prior,
monk,
friar,
lay brother,
beadsman†,
mendicant,
pilgrim,
palmer;
canon regular,
canon secular;
Franciscan,
Friars minor,
Minorites;
Observant,
Capuchin,
Dominican,
Carmelite;
Augustinian†;
Gilbertine;
Austin Friars†,
Black Friars,
White Friars,
Gray Friars,
Crossed Friars,
Crutched Friars;
Bonhomme [Fr.],
Carthusian,
Benedictine†,
Cistercian,
Trappist,
Cluniac,
Premonstatensian,
Maturine;
Templar,
Hospitaler;
Bernardine†,
Lorettine,
pillarist†,
stylite†.
abbess,
prioress,
canoness†;
religieuse [Fr.],
nun,
novice,
postulant.
[Under the Jewish dispensation]
prophet,
priest,
high priest,
Levite;
Rabbi,
Rabbin,
Rebbe;
scribe.
[Mohammedan etc.]
mullah,
muezzin,
ayatollah;
ulema,
imaum†,
imam,
sheik;
sufi;
kahin†,
kassis†;
mufti,
hadji,
dervish;
fakir,
faquir†;
brahmin†,
guru,
kaziaskier†,
poonghie†,
sanyasi†;
druid,
bonze†,
santon†,
abdal†,
Lama,
talapoin†,
caloyer†.
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Moby thesaurus: Argus-eyed, active, advertent, agog, alert, all ears, all eyes, assiduous, attentive, aux aguets, awake, aware, careful, compliant, concentrated, conforming, conscientious, conscious, constant, custodial, deferential, devoted, devout, diligent, duteous, dutiful, eagle-eyed, earnest, ethical, faithful, finical, finicking, finicky, guarded, hawk-eyed, heedful, intense, intent, intentive, keen, keen-eyed, lidless, loyal, meticulous, mindful, moral, nice, niggling, obedient, observing, on guard, on the ball, on the job, on the lookout, on the watch, open-eared, open-eyed, openmouthed, perceptive, practicing, prudent, punctilious, punctual, regardful, respectful, scrupulous, sharp, sharp-eyed, shrewd, sleepless, thoughtful, true, vigilant, wary, watchful, wide awake, with open eyes ... show more.
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