Synonyms of the word

vigil

• n. An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
• n. A period of observation or surveillance at any hour.
• n. The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.
• n. A quiet demonstration in support of a cause.

rite

• n. A religious custom.
• n. (by extension) A prescribed behavior.
• adj. Informal spelling of right.
• adv. Informal spelling of right.
• interj. Informal spelling of right.
• n. Informal spelling of right.

surveillance

• n. Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.
• n. Continuous monitoring of disease occurrence for example.
• n. (military, espionage) Systematic observation of places and people by visual, aural, electronic, photographic…
• n. (law) In criminal law, an investigation process by which police gather evidence about crimes, or suspected…

wakefulness

• n. The state of being wakeful.

watch

• n. A portable or wearable timepiece.
• n. The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
• n. A particular time period when guarding is kept.
• n. A person or group of people who guard.
• n. The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
• n. (nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty:…
• n. (nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the…
• n. The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.
• v. (transitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
• v. (transitive) To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
• v. (transitive) To mind, attend, or guard.
• v. (transitive) To be wary or cautious of.
• v. (transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.
• v. (intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
• v. (intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard.
• v. (intransitive) To act as a lookout.
• v. (nautical, of a buoy) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To be awake.