watches
The word “watches” has 2 syllables: watch-es
It's pronounced as /ˈwɑːtʃɪz/
What is synonym and antonym for watches?
In the thesaurus, “watches” has 204 synonyms and 39 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for watches along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for watches
- administrates
- alertness
- analog watch
- attend
- attends
- attention
- awareness
- babies
- babysits
- be on alert
- be on the lookout
- be vigilant
- be wary
- be watchful
- beholds
- bird-dogs
- bodyguards
- care for
- cares
- case
- chaperones
- chaperons
- check out
- chronometer
- concentrate
- conducts
- considers
- contemplate
- contemplates
- controls
- convoys
- covers
- custodians
- defenders
- digital watch
- directs
- duty
- eagle eye
- eagle-eye
- escorts
- espies
- examine
- eye
- eyeball
- eyes
- focus
- follow
- follows
- gander
- gapes
- gatekeepers
- gawks
- gaze
- gazes
- get a load of
- give the once over
- glances
- glares
- glimpses
- goggles
- governs
- guard
- guardians
- guards
- guides
- hacks
- have a look-see
- hawk
- hears
- heed
- heeds
- honor guards
- inspect
- inspection
- inspections
- keep
- keep an eye on
- keep eyes open
- keep eyes peeled
- keep tabs on
- keep watch over
- keepers
- keeps
- keeps an eye on
- listen
- look
- look after
- look out
- lookouts
- looks
- looks after
- looks on
- manages
- mark
- marks
- mind
- minders
- minds
- monitors
- mothers
- mulls
- note
- notes
- notice
- notices
- obeys
- observance
- observances
- observation
- observations
- observe
- observers
- observes
- operates
- oversee
- oversees
- patrol
- patrols
- pay attention
- peeks
- peeps
- peer
- peers
- perceives
- pick up on
- picket
- pickets
- pipe
- pocket watch
- police
- ponders
- protects
- regard
- regards
- regulates
- respects
- ride shotgun for
- rubberneck
- rubbernecks
- runs
- safeguards
- scan
- scope
- scrutinies
- scrutinize
- scrutiny
- see
- sees
- sees after
- sees to
- sentinel
- sentinels
- sentries
- sentry
- shepherds
- shields
- sights
- spies
- spotters
- spy
- stare
- stares
- stewards
- stopwatch
- studies
- superintend
- superintends
- supervises
- supervision
- supervisions
- surveillance
- surveillances
- surveillants
- surveils
- tab
- take care of
- take heed
- take in
- take notice
- takes care of
- tend
- tends
- ticker
- timepiece
- timer
- tout
- view
- views
- vigil
- vigilance
- vigils
- wait
- wakes
- wardens
- warders
- wards
- watchdogs
- watchers
- watchfulness
- watchmen
- weather eye
- weighs
- witnesses
- wristwatch
Antonyms for watches
- abandons
- avoid
- blinks
- carelessness
- defies
- disbelieve
- discounts
- dismisses
- disregard
- disregards
- flouts
- forget
- forgets
- harm
- heedlessness
- hurt
- ignorance
- ignore
- ignores
- inattention
- indifference
- look away
- miss
- neglect
- neglects
- negligence
- overlook
- overlooks
- pass by
- passes over
- pooh-poohs
- poohs
- scorns
- shrugs off
- slights
- snubs
- thoughtlessness
- tunes out
- winks
Meanings of watches
- noun
- A portable or wearable timepiece.
- The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
- A particular time period when guarding is kept.
- A person or group of people who guard.
- The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
- A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
- A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
- The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.
- verb
- To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
- To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
- To mind, attend, or guard.
- To be wary or cautious of.
- To attend to dangers to or regarding.
- To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
- To be vigilant or on one's guard.
- To act as a lookout.
- (of a buoy) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.
- To be awake.
- To be on the lookout for; to wait for expectantly.
Example Sentences
- She watches her favorite show every night before bed.
- The store watches over the inventory to prevent any theft.
- He collects luxury watches as a hobby.
- They often watches the sunset from the hilltop.
- The company watches market trends closely to stay competitive.
On this page you'll find 243 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to watches, such as: abandons, administrates, alertness, analog watch, attend, attends, attention.
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keeps
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- gags
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- muffles
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- observes
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- operates
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- overlooks
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- owns
- packs
- palisades
- patronizes
- perfects
- performs
- pickets
- pilots
- pockets
- possesses
- praises
- preserves
- prevents
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- pulls in
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- redeems
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- remembers
- reposits
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- resists
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- rules
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- sanctifies
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- screens
- secures
- sets up
- shelves
- shields
- silences
- sinks
- smothers
- solemnizes
- sponsors
- squelches
- stage-manages
- stakes
- stands up for
- steers
- stewards
- stifles
- stops
- stores
- stows
- strangles
- superintends
- supervises
- supports
- suppresses
- swallows
- takes care of
- tames
- tends
- treasures
- underwrites
- walls
- wards
- warehouses
- wars
- watches
- watches over
- withholds
- withstands
tags
- accepts
- accompanies
- adopts
- appoints
- badges
- bangs
- bashes
- bats
- batters
- beans
- beats
- belts
- biffs
- bird-dogs
- bludgeons
- bobs
- bonks
- bops
- boxes
- brains
- brands
- buffets
- bumps
- bungs
- bunts
- busts
- butts
- calls
- canes
- captions
- chaperones
- chaperons
- chases
- cherry-picks
- chooses
- chops
- claps
- clips
- clobbers
- clocks
- clouts
- clubs
- conks
- courses
- cracks
- creams
- cudgels
- cuffs
- culls
- decals
- decks
- designates
- dogs
- drubs
- dumps
- earmarks
- elects
- emblems
- embraces
- entitles
- escorts
- espouses
- eyes
- fells
- fixes
- flails
- flicks
- flogs
- floors
- follows
- hallmarks
- hammers
- handpicks
- hangs one on
- hits
- hounds
- hunts
- identifies
- jabs
- jostles
- kicks
- knees
- knocks
- knocks down
- labels
- laces
- lambastes
- lambasts
- lashes
- legends
- levels
- licks
- logos
- mangles
- markers
- marks
- mauls
- nails
- names
- nominates
- observes
- pastes
- pelts
- peppers
- picks
- plaques
- pokes
- pommels
- pounds
- prefers
- preselects
- prods
- pummels
- punches
- pursues
- pushes
- rabbit-punches
- raps
- roughs
- runs
- runs after
- saps
- scuffs
- seals
- seeks
- selects
- sets
- shadows
- shoves
- skulls
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- slashes
- sledgehammers
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- slugs
- smacks
- smites
- socks
- spears
- stabs
- stamps
- stickers
- stigmatizes
- strikes
- strokes
- styles
- sucker punches
- swats
- swipes
- switches
- symbols
- tabs
- tails
- takes
- taps
- terms
- thrashes
- thumps
- thwacks
- tickets
- titles
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- trademarks
- trails
- wallops
- watches
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- whales
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- zaps
keeps an eye on
observes
- abides by
- allows
- articulates
- attends
- beholds
- bird-dogs
- blesses
- catches
- celebrates
- commemorates
- commentates
- comments
- conjectures
- consecrates
- considers
- contemplates
- daresays
- descries
- discerns
- distinguishes
- editorializes
- espies
- examines
- expresses
- eyes
- falls in with
- fetes
- follows
- gapes
- gawks
- gazes
- gets a load of
- glances
- glares
- glimpses
- goggles
- guards
- guesses
- hears
- heeds
- honors
- identifies
- inspects
- keeps
- keeps to
- lauds
- lays eyes on
- looks
- looks on
- makes out
- marks
- memorializes
- minds
- monitors
- mulls
- notes
- notices
- obeys
- opines
- peeks
- peeps
- peers
- perceives
- picks out
- picks up
- ponders
- praises
- reflects
- regards
- remarks
- remembers
- respects
- rubbernecks
- sanctifies
- says
- scans
- scrutinizes
- sees
- sets eyes on
- sights
- solemnizes
- speaks
- speculates
- spies
- spots
- stares
- states
- studies
- supposes
- surmises
- surveys
- takes
- talks
- tells
- utters
- verbalizes
- views
- vocalizes
- wakes
- wards
- watches
- weighs
- weighs in
- witnesses