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LOOKOUT Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word lookout. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word lookout. (close relations)
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surveillance
nounn
noun

• close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

attention
nounn
noun

• the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

• the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

• a general interest that leads people to want to know more

• a courteous act indicating affection

• the faculty or power of mental concentration

• a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review

observance
nounn
noun

• the act of observing; taking a patient look

• a formal event performed on a special occasion

• the act of noticing or paying attention

• conformity with law or custom or practice etc.

scrutiny
nounn
noun

• the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

• a prolonged intense look

vigilance
nounn
noun

• the process of paying close and continuous attention

• vigilant attentiveness

watchfulness
nounn
noun

• the process of paying close and continuous attention

• vigilant attentiveness

lookout man
nounn
noun

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

sentry
nounn
noun

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

watch
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small portable timepiece

• a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

• a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

• the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

• the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

verb

• look attentively

• follow with the eyes or the mind

• see or watch

• observe with attention

• be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful

• observe or determine by looking

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

observatory
nounn
noun

• a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena

• a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings

outlook
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

• belief about (or mental picture of) the future

• the act of looking out

picket
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

• a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack

• a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work

• a vehicle performing sentinel duty

• a wooden strip forming part of a fence

• a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake

verb

• serve as pickets or post pickets

• fasten with a picket

scout
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

• a Boy Scout or Girl Scout

• someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)

• someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

verb

• explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

sentinel
nounn
noun

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

spotter
nounn
noun

• a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots

• a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers)

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

• someone who is the first to observe something

vigil
nounn
noun

• a period of sleeplessness

• the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

• a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

lookout station
nounn
noun

• a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings

observation post
nounn
noun

• an elevated post affording a wide view

observation tower
nounn
noun

• a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings

Best Hypernyms For LOOKOUT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for lookout, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
construction look looking post station structure watcher watchman
Phrases (2)
looking atsecurity guard

Alternatives for SURVEILLANCE

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