All on the lookout synonyms
on the look·out
O o adjective on the lookout
- concentrating — Present participle of concentrate.
- enrapt — Fascinated; enthralled.
- insomnious — (archaic) restless; sleepless.
- glued — Simple past tense and past participle of glue.
- jazzed — music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
- overcareful — excessively or unduly careful.
- wary — watchful; being on one's guard against danger.
- overcautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
- wakeful — unable to sleep; not sleeping; indisposed to sleep: Excitement made the children wakeful.
- alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
adj on the lookout
- all ears — If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- attentive — If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
- forethoughtful — full of or having forethought; provident.
- bright eyed and bushy tailed — having bright eyes.
- guarded — cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- bright-eyed and bushy-tailed — keen, confident, and alert
- cautious — Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- insomniac — a person who suffers from insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep: Her husband, an insomniac, had at last fallen asleep at the computer, head resting on the keyboard.
adverb on the lookout
- careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- defensive — You use defensive to describe things that are intended to protect someone or something.
- heedful — taking heed; attentive; mindful; thoughtful; careful: She was always heedful of others' needs.
- observant — quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- mindful — attentive, aware, or careful (usually followed by of): mindful of one's responsibilities.