Alertness
101torpid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. dormant, sleepy; numb; inert, unmoving, still, stagnant; dull, stupid, apathetic, slothful, sluggish, lethargic; listless. See inactivity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inactive] Syn. dormant,… …
102wakefulness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Watchfulness] Syn. vigilance, alertness, wariness; see attention 1 , prudence . 2. [Restlessness] Syn. sleeplessness, somnambulism, pernoctation; see insomnia . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being alert:… …
103watchfulness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vigilance, alertness, attention, caution, carefulness, wide awakeness, wariness, readiness, awareness, promptness, circumspection, mindfulness, keenness, sharpness, acuteness, quickness, briskness, vigorousness, aliveness,… …
104stuporous — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Lacking responsiveness or alertness: benumbed, dull, insensible, insensitive, numb, torpid, unresponsive, wooden. See AWARENESS. 2. Lacking mental and physical alertness and activity: hebetudinous, lethargic,… …
105Attention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Attention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 attention attention Sgm: N 1 mindfulness mindfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 intentness intentness intentiveness Sgm: N 1 alertness alertness Sgm: N 1 thought …
106Care — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Vigilance. < N PARAG:Care >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 care care solicitude heed Sgm: N 1 heedfulness heedfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 scruple scruple &c.(conscientiousness) 939 GRP: N 2 …
107alert — 01. The patient was awake and [alert] about 3 hours after undergoing surgery. 02. Someone had better [alert] the police; we ve been robbed. 03. You have to be very [alert] if you are driving at night in heavy rain. 04. Police have warned people… …
108alert — [[t]əlɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦♦♦ alerts, alerting, alerted 1) ADJ GRADED If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen. We all have to stay alert... He had been spotted by an alert …
109arousal — n. 1) a state of alertness and of high responsiveness to stimuli. It is produced by strong motivation, by anxiety, and by a stimulating environment. 2) physiological activation of the cerebral cortex by centres lower in the brain, such as the… …
110weather eye — weath′er eye n. 1) sensitivity and alertness to signs of change in the weather 2) astute watchfulness, esp. alertness to change …
