on the qui vive

The phrase “on the qui vive” has 4 syllables: on the qui vive

It's pronounced as /ɑn ðə kwi viv/

What is synonym and antonym for on the qui vive?

In the thesaurus, “on the qui vive” has 162 synonyms and 87 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for on the qui vive along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for on the qui vive

active
acute
afraid
agitated
agog
alarmed
alert
alive
all ears
all nerves
anguished
anxious
apprehensive
argus-eyed
astir
attentive
awake
aware
bothered
bright
cagey
calculating
canny
careful
cautious
chary
circumspect
clever
cognizant
conscientious
conscious
considerate
constrained
discomposed
discreet
dismayed
disquieted
distrustful
disturbed
doubting
edgy
enrapt
enthralled
fascinated
fast on the draw
fearful
fidgety
fretful
frugal
gingerly
glued
good hands
guarded
handling with kid gloves
hanging on every word
harassed
heads up
heedful
hip
hooked
hyperalert
hypervigilant
ill at ease
immersed
impatient
in turmoil
insecure
insomniac
insomnious
intelligent
intent
interested
irascible
irritable
jazzed
jittery
jumpy
keen
leery
listening
looking for
looking to
mindful
nervous
not missing a trick
observant
observing
on alert
on edge
on guard
on the alert
on the ball
on the job
on the lookout
on the watch
on tiptoe
on toes
open-eyed
palpitant
peevish
perceptive
perplexed
perturbed
precarious
preoccupied
prepared
provident
prudent
psyched-up
quick
ready
regardful
restive
restless
safe
saving
see after
see to
sensitive
shaken
shaky
sharp
sharp-eyed
sleepless
sly
sparing
spirited
strained
studious
suspicious
switched on
tense
tentie
tenty
thinking twice
thrifty
tormented
troubled
uncomfortable
unquiet
unsettled
unsleeping
unstable
unwasteful
upset
vexed
vigilant
waiting on
wakeful
waking
walking on eggs
wary
watchful
watching out
wide-awake
wired
wise
with eyes peeled
with it
with weather eye open
worried
wrung

Antonyms for on the qui vive

absent
absentminded
absorbed
abstracted
asleep
at ease
bold
brave
calm
careless
certain
comfortable
composed
confident
content
cool
courageous
daydreaming
dazed
definite
disregarding
distracted
dreaming
dreamy
drowsy
dull
easygoing
engrossed
faraway
firm
foolish
happy
heedless
ignorant
impulsive
inattentive
incautious
inconsiderate
indifferent
indiscreet
indubious
insensible
laid-back
lazy
lethargic
neglectful
neglecting
negligent
nice
oblivious
peaceful
preoccupied
quiet
rash
reckless
settled
sleeping
sleepy
slow
sluggish
sound
stable
steady
strong
stupid
sure
thoughtless
unafraid
unattentive
unaware
uncareful
unconscious
undoubted
uneducated
unfearful
unheeding
unintelligent
unknowing
unmindful
unobservant
unprepared
unready
unthinking
unwary
unwitting
unworried
weary

Meanings of on the qui vive

adverb
1. In a state of heightened vigilance, especially prior to battle.

Example Sentences

The soldiers remained on the qui vive throughout the night, expecting an ambush.
During the press conference, the journalist was on the qui vive for any signs of dishonesty.
You need to stay on the qui vive when walking through that neighborhood after dark.
Ever since the break-in, she’s been on the qui vive for any unusual sounds.
The security team was on the qui vive the entire event, scanning for potential threats.

On this page you'll find 249 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to on the qui vive, such as: absent, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted, active, acute, afraid.

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