VIGILANCE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for VIGILANCE?

Need another word that means the same as “vigilance”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “vigilance” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Vigilance” are: watchfulness, weather eye, alertness, wakefulness, surveillance, attentiveness, attention, carefulness, care, caution, cautiousness, wariness, chariness, circumspection, prudence, heedfulness, heed, mindfulness

Vigilance as a Noun

Definitions of "Vigilance" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “vigilance” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Vigilant attentiveness.
• The process of paying close and continuous attention.
• The action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.

Synonyms of "Vigilance" as a noun (18 Words)

alertness	The quality of being alert. Walsall were indebted to the bravery and alertness of their goalkeeper.
attention	The process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others. The old car needs constant attention.
attentiveness	The action of assiduously attending to the comfort or wishes of others; politeness or courtesy. Mary was particularly touched by Georgina s attentiveness to her during her recovery.
care	The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something. The cares of family life.
carefulness	The quality of being careful and painstaking. I admired the carefulness of his work.
caution	An amusing or surprising person. They let him off with a caution.
cautiousness	The trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger.
chariness	The trait of being cautious and watchful.
circumspection	Knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress. Circumspection is required in the day to day exercise of administrative powers.
heed	Paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people. He spends without heed to the consequences.
heedfulness	The trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities.
mindfulness	A mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique. Their mindfulness of the wider cinematic tradition.
prudence	Discretion in practical affairs. We need to exercise prudence in such important matters.
surveillance	Close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal. He found himself put under surveillance by British military intelligence.
wakefulness	A temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep. Accept your wakefulness and sleep in its own contrary way is more likely to come.
wariness	The trait of being cautious and watchful. Her mother s wariness of computers.
watchfulness	The process of paying close and continuous attention. Wakefulness watchfulness and bellicosity make a good hunter.
weather eye	The atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation.

Usage Examples of "Vigilance" as a noun

• Vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue.
• Security duties that demand long hours of vigilance.

Associations of "Vigilance" (30 Words)

alertness	The process of paying close and continuous attention. Walsall were indebted to the bravery and alertness of their goalkeeper.
awareness	Having knowledge of. We need to raise public awareness of the issue.
careless	Not concerned or worried about. Careless of the consequences.
consciousness	Having knowledge of. His sudden consciousness of the problem he faced.
continence	The exercise of self constraint in sexual matters. You can improve your continence by strengthening the muscles of the pelvic floor.
endurance	The power to withstand hardship or stress. The annual 24 hour endurance race.
endure	Face and withstand with courage. The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks.
forbear	Politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain. Rebecca could not forbear a smile.
inadvertent	Not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning. An inadvertent administrative error occurred that resulted in an overpayment.
inattention	Failure to attend to one’s responsibilities; negligence. A moment of inattention which could have cost lives.
indomitable	Impossible to subdue. A woman of indomitable spirit.
mental	Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw. Mental images of happy times.
nursing	The work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm. This medicine has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.
observe	Observe with care or pay close attention to. A stockbroker once observed that dealers live and work in hell.
obstinacy	Resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires. His reputation for obstinacy.
obstinate	Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield. An obstinate child with a violent temper.
patience	Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence. I have run out of patience with her.
perseverance	Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. His perseverance with the technique illustrates his single mindedness.
persistence	Persistent determination. The persistence of huge environmental problems.
pertinacity	Persistent determination.
refrain	Choose not to consume. He refrained from hitting him back.
reliance	A person or thing on which someone depends. He wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists.
resourcefulness	The ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems. His films show remarkable technical resourcefulness.
slapdash	Marked by great carelessness. The shelves were put up slapdash.
temperance	The trait of avoiding excesses. The temperance movement.
tenacity	The quality or fact of continuing to exist; persistence. The tenacity of certain myths within the historical record.
unwary	Not alert to danger or deception- O.J.Campbell. Some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers.
viscosity	The state of being thick, sticky, and semi-fluid in consistency, due to internal friction. Cooling the fluid raises its viscosity.
wakefulness	A temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep. Wakefulness watchfulness and bellicosity make a good hunter.
watch	See or watch. Everyone stopped to watch what was going on.