on the ball
52 synonyms found
- advertent
- agile
- agog
- alert
- alive
- all ears
- all eyes
- assiduous
- attentive
- awake
- aware
- clear-sighted
- clear-witted
- clearheaded
- concentrated
- conscious
- diligent
- earnest
- finical
- finicking
- finicky
- heedful
- intense
- intentive
- keen
- meticulous
- mindful
- nice
- niggling
- nimble
- observant
- observing
- on the
- on the alert
- on the job
- open-eared
- open-eyed
- openmouthed
- qui vive
- quick
- ready
- regardful
- sharp
- sleepless
- smart
- unblinking
- unnodding
- unsleeping
- unwinking
- wakeful
- watchful
- wide-awake
Definition
"if I had been more on the ball I would have asked when he called me."