WATCHING Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

watching

verb

present participle of watch

as in observing

to keep one's eyes on I turned my head to continue watching the bird as it flew away

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as in following

to take notice of and be guided by watch what I do when I run into that kind of problem

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as in monitoring

to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose watched the situation to see if it improved

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as in caring

to have an interest or concern for you should watch what you eat if you want a long, healthy life

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as in supervising

to take charge of especially on behalf of another hired a high school girl to watch their daughter until they got home from work

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Recent Examples of watching This album was his 3-1 comeback after watching his career nearly flatline. — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026 Sitting at 2-3 and watching their defense get pushed around on a weekly basis, the entire unit gathered behind closed doors on Monday morning to air out their issues. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The word that comes to mind when watching a Araújo feature is heartsick. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 In 1787, Rush had already questioned what spectators actually learned from watching others suffer. — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 The daughters of burning witches were sometimes made to stand close to the pyre, being whipped by locals while watching their mothers die in agony. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 From unboxing to watching a movie took maybe fifteen minutes. — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 Sports audiences happen to be growing, as more media outlets crave better reach among audiences watching video in simultaneous fashion. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 Distillation lets someone reverse engineer an AI model just by using it and watching its responses. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for watching

Verb

In observing the data, the chart analyst wrote that the median time remaining before a cycle reached its peak was 13 months, which suggests 2027 could be the final leg of the run.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
In the late 1700s, British scientists ran bold experiments on thermoregulation, subjecting themselves (and a dog) to a piping hot room and observing that — unlike the steak and eggs accompanying them — their own bodies did not cook.

— Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026

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The opening brings Polène closer to its West Coast customer base as the company continues to expand internationally, following recent openings across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Jayendu Krishna, a director at Drewry Maritime Advisors, said none of the major container shipping lines had resumed services through Hormuz since suspending operations following the outbreak of the war in February.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of following

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The researchers say future deployments of the current prototype would be able to remain at sea for weeks at a time, monitoring environmental conditions.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
With public safety power shutoffs underway across much of the region, fire crews are closely monitoring the situation, warning that even small grass fires can quickly spread under dangerous fire conditions.

— Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of monitoring

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For ShadowMachine, Alex Bulkley and Corey Campodonico serve as executive producers, and Musa Brooker serves as supervising director.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
The surge in profits has been driven by robust trading in stocks, bonds and currencies, fees from supervising and advising clients’ investments, underwriting initial public offerings and a pickup in mergers and acquisitions.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervising

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Autonomous vehicles are here in Denver with plans to expand even further, in fact more of these autonomous vehicle companies could be eyeing a launch in the Mile High City.

— Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Having won Beijingâ€™s agreement to halve hybrid vehicle imports, Brussels is now eyeing checks on Chinese chemicals and machinery, Politico reported.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of eyeing

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In response to the letter, Logan said his office is focused on conducting a fair and secure election while noting that Election Day is a mere 18 days away.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
The think tank compared its own 2026 survey with a similar survey from 1995, noting that the two used different methods and therefore offer an indication of a trend rather than a precise measure of change.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of noting

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This emerged when another routine health intervention in June had a target list with 4 million more children than the measles campaign despite covering the same age group.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Performers weren’t spared either, with several forced to perform in the rain without covering for both artists and their equipment.

— Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026