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on the ballphrase paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunityThe cops in this town are always on the ball. alert, Argus-eyed, attentive, awake, observant, open-eyed, tenty(also tentie, Scottish), vigilant, watchful, wide-awake alive, aware, conscious, sensitivecognizant, heedful, keen, mindful, observing, regardful, sharp, sharp-eyedhyperalert, hypervigilant, sleepless, wakefulcareful, cautious, chary, waryprepared, ready on guard, on one's toes, on the alert, on the qui vive, on tiptoe asleep absent, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted, daydreaming, dazed, distracted, dreaming, dreamy, engrossed, faraway, insensible, oblivious, preoccupiedsleeping, unaware, unconscious, unknowing, unwittingcareless, heedless, inattentive, unheeding, unmindful, unthinking, unwaryunprepared, unready having the required skills for an acceptable level of performanceThe new hire is really on the ball. able, capable, competent, equal, fit, good, qualified, suitable accomplished, ace, adept, experienced, expert, master, masterful, masterly, practiced(also practised), proficient, seasoned, skilled, skillful, veteranoverqualifiedprepared, schooled, trainedapt, ready, willingall-around(also all-round), protean, versatile incompetent, inept, poor, unfit, unfitted, unqualified inexperienced, inexpert, unseasoned, unskilled, unskillfulunprepared, unschooled, untrainedbeginning, green, new, raw, untested, untried |