watch list
Names under scrutiny
A watch list is a roster of people, organizations, or items flagged for monitoring or special attention.
Government agencies maintain watch lists of suspected terrorists or criminals: His name appeared on a no-fly watch list.
In finance, a watch list tracks stocks or securities of interest to an investor.
The two-word form emphasizes the list aspect; watchlist as one word is increasingly common.
Ongoing observation of something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
flagged · persons of interest · suspects · targets · database · registry · threat assessment · intelligence
Ordered waiting line
- playlistArranged media collection
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- bingeBout of excess
- backlogAccumulated unfinished work
recommendations · favorites · saved · bookmark · Netflix · subscriptions · episodes · series
Collected works or assets
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- tickersSlang for hearts
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- indicesOrganized lists for lookup
alerts · price tracking · holdings · investments · equities · commodities · trading · dividends
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- screeningEvaluative selection process
blacklist · flagged · persons of interest · suspects · targets · database · registry · threat assessment · intelligence · counterintelligence
queue
Ordered waiting line
backlog · recommendations · favorites · saved · bookmark · Netflix · subscriptions · episodes · series · movies
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- tickersSlang for hearts
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
indices · alerts · price tracking · holdings · investments · equities · commodities · trading · dividends · earnings
- curated selectionsanthology, collection, compilation, playlist, editor's choice
- selectionspicks, selections, curated, hand-picked, shortlist
- crime databasesAFIS, criminal records, DNA database, FBI database, criminal history
- listsroster, listing, register, price lists, waitlist
- airport securityTSA, TSA agent, security, security checkpoint, screening
- recommendation termsqueue, favorites, top picks, must-sees, hidden gems
watch listoff the radar
Beyond monitoring or awareness
unmonitored · blind spot · overlooked · disregarded · unwatched