| Main Entry: | cogitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think deeply about |
Synonyms: |
brainstorm*, cerebrate, chew the cud, conceive, consider, contemplate, deliberate, envisage, envision, figure, flash on, imagine, kick around, meditate, mull over, muse, noodle around, ponder, reason, reflect, ruminate, speculate, stew over |
Antonyms: |
ignore |
| Main Entry: | favor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prefer, like |
Synonyms: |
accept, advocate, appreciate, approbate, approve, back, be in favor of, be on one's side, buck for, champion, choose, commend, cotton to, countenance, encourage, endorse, esteem, eulogize, fancy, flash on, for, go for, hold with, honor, incline, lean toward, look up to, opt for, patronize, pick, praise, prize, regard highly, root for, sanction, single out, support, take a liking to, take a shine to, take to, think well of, tilt toward, value |
Antonyms: |
disfavor, dislike |
| Main Entry: | notice |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | observe, perceive |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, advert, allude, catch, clock, descry, detect, dig*, discern, distinguish, espy, flash on, get a load of, heed, look at, make out, mark, mind, note, pick up on, recognize, refer, regard, remark, see, spot, take in |
Antonyms: |
ignore, miss, neglect, overlook |
| Main Entry: | recall |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remember |
Synonyms: |
arouse, awaken, bethink, bring to mind, call to mind, call up, cite, come to one, educe, elicit, evoke, extract, flash, flash on, look back, mind, nail it down, recollect, reestablish, reinstate, reintroduce, remind, reminisce, renew, retain, retrospect, revive, ring a bell, rouse, stir, strike a note, summon, think back, think of, waken |
Antonyms: |
forget |
| Main Entry: | recognize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | identify |
Synonyms: |
admit, be familiar, button down, descry, determinate, diagnose, diagnosticate, distinguish, espy, finger*, flash on, know, know again, make out, make*, nail, note, notice, observe, peg, perceive, pinpoint, place, recall, recollect, remark, remember, ring a bell, see, sight, spot, tab, tag, verify |
| Notes: | the use of 'appreciate' should involve valuing something or understanding it sympathetically, and when there is no value or sympathy, use 'recognize' or 'understand'; appreciate first meant 'set at a price; appraised' |
Antonyms: |
miss |
| Main Entry: | recollect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remember |
Synonyms: |
arouse, awaken, bethink, bring to mind, call to mind, cite, come to one, flash, flash on, look back on, mind, place, recall, recognize, remind, reminisce, retain, retrospect, revive, rouse, stir, summon, waken |
Antonyms: |
forget |
| Main Entry: | remember |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep in mind; summon into mind |
Synonyms: |
bear in mind, bethink, brood over, call to mind, call up, cite, commemorate, conjure up, dig into the past, dwell upon, educe, elicit, enshrine, extract, fix in the mind, flash on, get, go back, have memories, hold dear, keep forever, know by heart, learn, look back, memorialize, memorize, mind, nail down, recall, recognize, recollect, refresh memory, relive, remind, reminisce, retain, retrospect, revive, revoke, ring a bell, strike a note, summon up, think back, treasure |
Antonyms: |
disregard, forget |
| Main Entry: | witness |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | observe |
Synonyms: |
attend, be a witness, be on hand, be on the scene, be present, behold, eyeball, flash on, get a load of, look on, mark, note, notice, perceive, pick up on, pipe, read, see, sight, spot, spy, take in, view, watch |
Antonyms: |
participate |