vigilancenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈvɪdʒ.əl.əns/us/ˈvɪdʒ.əl.əns/more careful attention, especially in order to notice possible danger:
The police said that it was thanks to the vigilance of a neighbour that the fire was discovered before it could spread.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cautious and vigilant
- askance
- attentive
- belt and braces idiom
- better safe than sorry idiom
- better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) idiom
- discreet
- due diligence
- gingerly
- guarded
- intent
- minutely
- narrowly
- once
- once bitten, twice shy idiom
- precise
- scrupulous
- sedulous
- slowly
- vigilant
- wary
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