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observe - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: observe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: see, notice
Synonyms: beam, behold, catch, contemplate, detect, dig, discern, discover, distinguish, eagle-eye, espy, examine, eyeball, flash*, get a load of, get an eyeful of, inspect, keep one's eye on, lamp*, look at, make out*, mark, mind, monitor, note, pay attention to, perceive, pick up on, read, recognize, regard, scrutinize, spot, spy, study, survey, take in*, view, watch, witness
Antonyms: ignore, miss, overlook
Main Entry: observe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: comment, remark
Synonyms: declare, mention, mouth off*, note, opine, say, state, wisecrack, animadvert, commentate
Antonyms: forget, be quiet
Main Entry: observe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: celebrate, commemorate
Synonyms: dedicate, hold, honor, keep, remember, respect, revere, reverence, solemnize, venerate
Antonyms: forget, miss
Main Entry: observe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: abide by, obey
Synonyms: adhere, adopt, comply, conform, follow, fulfill, heed, honor, keep, mind, perform, respect, comply with
Antonyms: break, violate
Main Entry: behold
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: regard; look at
Synonyms: catch, consider, contemplate, descry, discern, distinguish, earmark, eye, eyeball, feast one's eyes, flash*, lay eyes on, note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, scan, see, spot, spy, survey, view, watch, witness
Main Entry: celebrate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: commemorate occasion, achievement
Synonyms: beat the drum, bless, blow off steam, carouse, ceremonialize, commend, consecrate, dedicate, drink to, eulogize, exalt, extol, feast, fete, glorify, hallow, have a ball*, honor, jubilate, keep, kick up one's heels, laud, let loose, lionize, live it up, make merry, make whoopee, mark with a red letter, memorialize, observe, paint the town red, party*, perform, praise, proclaim, publicize, raise hell, rejoice, revel, revere, ritualize, signalize, solemnize
Antonyms: disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook
Main Entry: commemorate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: honor, observe occasion
Synonyms: admire, celebrate, immortalize, keep, monument, observe, perpetuate, remember, salute, solemnize, memorialize, monumentalize, pay tribute to
Antonyms: dishonor, forget, neglect
Main Entry: comment
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make statement of opinion, explanation
Synonyms: affirm, annotate, assert, bring out, clarify, conclude, construe, criticize, disclose, elucidate, explain, explicate, expound, express, gloss, illustrate, interject, interpose, interpret, mention, note, notice, observe, opine, point out, pronounce, reflect, remark, say, state, animadvert, commentate, pass on, touch upon
Antonyms: refrain, keep quiet
Main Entry: comply
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: abide by, follow agreement or instructions
Synonyms: accede, accord, acquiesce, adhere to, agree to, cave in, come around, conform to, consent to, cry uncle*, defer, discharge, ditto*, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fit in, fold, fulfill, give in, give out, give up, go along with, go with the flow, keep, knuckle to, knuckle under*, mind, obey, observe, perform, play ball*, play the game, put out, quit, respect, roll over and play dead, satisfy, shape up, stay in line, straighten up, submit, throw in towel, toss it in, yes one, yield
Antonyms: decline, deny, disobey, oppose, rebuff, refuse, reject, resist
Main Entry: detect
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: discover
Synonyms: ascertain, catch, descry, disclose, distinguish, encounter, espy, expose, find, identify, meet, note, notice, observe, recognize, reveal, scent, see, spot, turn up, uncover, unmask, dig up, hit on*, hit upon, meet with, nose out*, smell out, smoke out, stumble on, track down, tumble into, wise up to
Antonyms: miss, overlook, pass by, not see
Main Entry: discern
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: catch sight of; recognize and understand
Synonyms: anticipate, apprehend, ascertain, behold, descry, detect, determine, difference, differentiate, discover, discriminate, distinguish, divine, espy, extricate, find out, focus, foresee, judge, know, make out, note, notice, observe, perceive, read, remark, rubberneck*, separate, spot, take in, view, discrepate, figure out, get a load of, get the picture, get wise to, make distinction, pick out, secern, see the light, see through, severalize
Antonyms: disregard, neglect, overlook
Main Entry: discover
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: find, uncover
Synonyms: ascertain, bring to light, catch, come across, come upon, conceive, contrive, debunk, design, detect, determine, devise, discern, disclose, distinguish, elicit, espy, explore, ferret out*, glimpse, hear, identify, invent, learn, locate, look up, notice, observe, originate, perceive, pioneer, realize, recognize, reveal, see, sense, spot, turn up, unearth, dig up, get wind of, get wise to, light upon, nose out*, pick up on, smoke out, think of
Notes: The word discover goes back to Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover.' By 1553, it was used to mean 'seeing or gaining knowledge of something previously unknown' and 'finding out; bringing to light.' You discover ('uncover') something that is already there, something that has existed but is generally unknown - but you invent something that has never existed before.
Antonyms: lose, miss, pass by
Main Entry: find out
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: discover, learn
Synonyms: ascertain, catch, detect, determine, disclose, divine, expose, hear, identify, note, observe, perceive, realize, reveal, see, uncover, unearth, unmask, catch on
Antonyms: conceal, cover, hide
Main Entry: fulfill
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bring to completion
Synonyms: accomplish, achieve, answer, be just the ticket, carry out, comply with, conclude, conform, discharge, do, effect, effectuate, execute, fill, fill the bill, finish, hit the bull's-eye, implement, keep, make it, make the grade, meet, obey, observe, perfect, perform, please, realize, render, satisfy, score*, suffice, suit
Antonyms: fail, miss, neglect
Main Entry: gaze
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: stare at
Synonyms: admire, beam*, bore*, contemplate, eye, gape, gawk, glare, gloat, inspect, lamp*, look, moon*, observe, ogle, peek, peep, peer, pin*, pipe*, regard, rubber*, rubberneck*, scrutinize, see, survey, take in*, view, watch, wonder, eyeball, get a load of, get an eyeful, look fixedly, size up*
Main Entry: generalize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make a sweeping assumption, statement
Synonyms: conclude, derive, discern, discover, establish, induce, observe, philosophize, postulate, speculate, theorize, vapor, be metaphysical, hypothesize, stay in the clouds
Antonyms: except, specifize
Main Entry: guard
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: protect, watch
Synonyms: attend, baby-sit, bulwark, chaperon, chaperone, conduct, convoy, cover, defend, escort, fend, keep, lookout, mind, observe, oversee, patrol, police*, preserve, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter, shepherd, shield, stonewall*, superintend, supervise, tend, cover up, keep an eye on, keep in view, keep under surveillance, look after, ride shotgun for, see after, shotgun
Antonyms: disregard, forget, ignore, neglect
Main Entry: heed
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give care, thought to
Synonyms: attend, baby-sit, be aware, be guided by, bear in mind, catch, consider, dig*, do one's bidding, follow, follow orders, get a load of, give ear, hark, hear, hearken, keep eye peeled, keep tabs, listen, mark, mind, mind the store, note, obey, observe, pay attention, pick up, regard, ride herd on*, see, sit, spot, stay in line, take notice of, take to heart, toe the line*, watch, watch one's step, watch out, watch over, watch the store
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook
Main Entry: honor
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: recognize, treat with respect
Synonyms: acclaim, admire, adore, aggrandize, appreciate, celebrate, commemorate, commend, compliment, decorate, dignify, distinguish, ennoble, erect, esteem, exalt, glorify, hallow, keep, laud, lionize, magnify, observe, praise, prize, revere, sanctify, sublime, value, venerate, worship, be faithful, be true, give glad hand, give key to city, live up to, look up to, roll out red carpet, uprear
Antonyms: betray, denounce, disgrace, dishonor, disrespect, reproach, shame
Main Entry: inspect
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: examine, check
Synonyms: audit, canvass, case, catechize, check out, clock*, eye*, go over, go through, inquire, interrogate, investigate, notice, observe, oversee, probe, question, review, scan, scope, scout, scrutinize, search, study, superintend, supervise, survey, view, watch, give the once-over, kick the tires, look over, vet
Antonyms: forget, ignore, neglect
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