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Quick to notice or perceive things

Conscious or aware of something or one's surroundings

Adhering strictly to the teachings or doctrines of a religion

Adhering strictly to laws, rules or regulations

Intensely preoccupied with, or by, a given topic or emotion

Done with or showing thought and attention

Careful and prudent in one's speech or actions

Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters, sometimes with guile

Directing a great deal of attention, interest, or activity towards a particular aim

Tending to favor the status quo and averse to change

Showing great attention to correct or proper behavior

Capable of being perceived, understood, or recognized

Absorbed in thought

Objective or fair, after taking everything into account

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Adjective

Quick to notice or perceive things

on the qui vive

not missing a trick

with eyes like a hawk

paying attention

listening carefully

with eyes peeled

fast on the draw

keeping a weather eye on things

keeping one's eyes peeled

standing at attention

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

with weather eye open

with one's eyes open

with one's eyes skinned

keeping one's eyes skinned

not missing much

keeping a weather eye on

keeping a weather eye open

keeping one's eyes open

having eyes in the back of your head

with one's eyes opened

upon one's guard

quick off the mark

quick on the uptake

with your wits about you

excessively aware

extremely aware

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“The very observant may have noticed that I swapped web hosts over the weekend.”

Adjective

Conscious or aware of something or one's surroundings

acquainted with

intimately aware

know ins and outs

with eyes peeled

know all the answers

knowledgeable about

conversant with

au courant with

in the know about

well informed about

up to date with

knowing what's what

abreast of the facts

having your finger on the pulse

part of the circle

knowing the score

with a knowledge of

know one's stuff

with an understanding of

well-acquainted

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“Being observant of all the little things in the world can be a huge source of inspiration.”

Adjective

Adhering strictly to the teachings or doctrines of a religion

goody two-shoes

full of good works

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“As the only observant Jew in my circle of family and friends, this is a hard idea to explain and an even harder one for them to understand.”

Adjective

Adhering strictly to laws, rules or regulations

at beck and call

well disciplined

wrapped around finger

in one's pocket

in one's clutches

easily influenced

under the thumb

under one's thumb

like putty in your hands

go-with-the-flow

putty in one's hands

rolls with punches

well-disciplined

open to instruction

easily persuaded

well brought up

well-brought-up

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

easily manipulated

led by the nose

tied to someone's apron strings

subjected to nagging

under someone's heel

treated like dirt

without a mind of one's own

in fear of one's partner

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“Be observant and law-abiding. Obey the state plan of job allotment, and actively serve the socialistic modernization.”

Adjective

Intensely preoccupied with, or by, a given topic or emotion

in a brown study

head over heels

eat sleep and breathe

up to one's ears

deep in thought

enthusiastic about

preoccupied with

single-minded about

obsessive about

passionate about

having a one-track mind

mentally enchanted

hanging on every word

under someone's spell

have a thing about

with your head in the clouds

in a world of your own

enjoying oneself

very interested

extremely curious

very inquisitive

highly interested

extremely interested

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“In a single instant, the observant crowd of about thirty people had become a mob, a creature of impulse and rage.”

Adjective

Done with or showing thought and attention

selfdisciplined

going to great lengths

over-particular

difficult to please

particularized^US

particularised^UK

pass-remarkable

over-fastidious

impossible to please

minding p's and q's

extremely careful

dotting the i's

crossing the t's

well thought-out

easily disgusted

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“A review of any organization chart or job descriptions, followed by a tour of the prospective client's place of business, will supply an observant accountant with much of this information.”

Adjective

Careful and prudent in one's speech or actions

having foresight

on the qui vive

watching one's step

walking on eggs

keeping on one's toes

handling with kid gloves

keeping a weather eye on

walking on egg shells

with eyes peeled

belt-and-braces

hedging your bets

with reservations

playing your cards close to your chest

paying attention

treating with kid gloves

politically correct

sympathizing^US

full of insight

well thought out

sympathising^UK

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Adjective

Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters, sometimes with guile

quick off the mark

quick on the uptake

hyperintelligent

sharp as a tack

quick on the draw

quick on the trigger

ear to the ground

knows what's what

not missing a trick

not born yesterday

smart as a tack

knowing how many beans make five

with all one's wits about one

smart as a whip

having been around

with great knowledge

showing great knowledge

full of insight

crazy like a fox

very intelligent

with experience

capable of learning

having a good head on one's shoulders

know how many beans make five

having no flies on

knowing what's what

know backwards and forwards

know one's onions

as sharp as a tack

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Adjective

Directing a great deal of attention, interest, or activity towards a particular aim

to the exclusion of everything else

lock stock and barrel

without reservations

through and through

dyed-in-the-wool

without reservation

no ifs ands or buts

rightly so called

in every respect

without qualification

hundred percent

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Adjective

Tending to favor the status quo and averse to change

ultraconservative

traditionalistic

paleoconservative

archconservative

of the true faith

middle-of-the-road

dyed-in-the-wool

right of center

ultra-conservative

counterrevolutionary

backward-looking

behind the times

stick-in-the-mud

conventionalist

stick in the mud

set in one's ways

socially acceptable

counter-revolutionary

long-established

individualistic

set in your ways

set in one's opinions

fixed in one's views

unreconstructed

anachronistical

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Adjective

Showing great attention to correct or proper behavior

overconscientious

ceremonialistic

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

schoolmistressy

prim and proper

holier-than-thou

goody-two-shoes

politically correct

goody two-shoes

undemonstrative

uncommunicative

keeping people at arm's length

self-respecting

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Adjective

Capable of being perceived, understood, or recognized

recognisable^UK

recognizable^US

Adjective

Absorbed in thought

deep in thought

immersed in thought

lost in thought

in a brown study

self-centered^US

with your head in the clouds

self-interested

self-centred^UK

mulling things over

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Adjective

Objective or fair, after taking everything into account

non-discriminatory

anti-discrimination

non-judgemental

nondiscriminatory

with no axe to grind

without fear or favour

nondiscriminating

free from discrimination

without favouritism

on the up and up

fair and square

middle-of-the-road

free from self-interest

without prejudice

sitting on the fence

on the up-and-up

fair-and-square

that takes everything into account

fair-to-middling

full of integrity

open to new ideas

open to suggestions

non-discriminating

non-participating

forward-thinking

not taking sides

according to the rules

live-and-let-live

non-restrictive

strictly business

straightforward

nonparticipating

anti-corruption

middle of the road

blowing hot and cold

without distinction

according to Hoyle

straddling the fence

right and proper

politically disinterested

politically unaware

equal-opportunity

philanthropical

high-principled

non-reactionary

uncontroversial

betwixt and between

hemming and hawing

running hot and cold

hedging your bets

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