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| Main Entry: | perceive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | notice, see |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, behold, descry, discern, discover, distinguish, divine, espy, feel, grasp, identify, look, make out, mark, mind, note, observe, realize, recognize, regard, remark, seize, sense, spot, spy, take, apperceive, be aware of |
| Antonyms: | miss, neglect, overlook |
| Main Entry: | perceive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | appreciate, apprehend, comprehend, conclude, copy, deduce, distinguish, feature, feel, flash*, gather, get, grasp, know, learn, pin*, read, realize, recognize, see, sense, track, get the message, get the picture |
| Antonyms: | misinterpret, misunderstand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | appreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recognize worth |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, apprehend, comprehend, dig, fathom, grasp, know, perceive, read, realize, recognize, savvy, understand, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, catch the drift, see daylight, sympathize with, take account of |
| 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' |
| Main Entry: | apprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | absorb, accept, appreciate, believe, catch, comprehend, conceive, digest, fathom, get, grasp, have, imagine, know, perceive, read, realize, recognize, sense, think, get the picture |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | catch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hear and understand |
| Synonyms: | accept, apprehend, comprehend, discern, feel, follow, get, grasp, perceive, recognize, see, sense, take in, understand |
| Main Entry: | comprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, catch, click, conceive, dig*, discern, envisage, envision, fathom, get*, grasp, have, know, make out*, perceive, read, savvy*, see, take in, tumble*, capiche, cognize, get the picture, gotcha |
| Antonyms: | misinterpret, mistake, misunderstand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conceive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | accept, appreciate, apprehend, assume, believe, catch, compass, comprehend, deem, dig, envisage, expect, fancy, feel, follow, gather, get, grasp, imagine, judge, perceive, realize, reckon, suppose, suspect, take, twig |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand, not believe |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
| Antonyms: | lose, miss, pass by |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discriminate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | differentiate, distinguish |
| Synonyms: | assess, collate, compare, contradistinguish, contrast, difference, discern, discrepate, evaluate, extricate, judge, know, know what's what, make out*, note, perceive, remark, segregate, separate, sever, severalize, sift, specify, split hairs*, tell apart, tell the difference |
| Antonyms: | confuse, mix up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | distinguish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discern, identify |
| Synonyms: | beam*, catch, descry, detect, dig, discover, discriminate, eye, flash*, focus, know, make out, mark, note, notice, observe, perceive, read, recognize, remark, see, spot, spy, take in, tell, view, eyeball, get a load of, get an eyeful, pick out, pick up on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | divine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prophesy |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, apprehend, conjecture, deduce, discern, forebode, foresee, foretell, guess, infer, perceive, predict, prognosticate, see, suppose, surmise, suspect, understand, visualize, forefeel, foreknow, go out on a limb, intuit, previse, see in the cards, take a shot, take a stab |
| Main Entry: | fathom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discern, understand |
| Synonyms: | appreciate, apprehend, catch, comprehend, dig, divine, estimate, follow, gauge, get, grasp, have, interpret, know, measure, penetrate, perceive, pierce, pinpoint, plumb, probe, recognize, savvy, sound, unravel, cognize, figure out, get to the bottom |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand, not get |
| Main Entry: | feel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | touch, stroke |
| Synonyms: | caress, clasp, clutch, explore, finger, fondle, frisk, fumble, grapple, grasp, grip, grope, handle, manipulate, maul, paw, perceive, pinch, ply, poke, press, sense, squeeze, test, tickle, try, wield, apperceive, palm, palpate, run hands over, thumb, twiddle |
| Main Entry: | feel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | experience |
| Synonyms: | accept, acknowledge, appear, appreciate, comprehend, discern, encounter, endure, enjoy, exhibit, get*, go through*, have, know, meet, note, notice, observe, perceive, receive, remark, resemble, savor, see, seem, sense, suffer, suggest, taste, undergo, understand, welcome, be affected, be aware of, be excited, be impressed, be sensible of, be sensitive, be turned on to, get in touch, get vibes, have a hunch, have funny feeling, have vibes, take to heart |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | find |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch sight of, lay hands on |
| Synonyms: | bring to light*, bump into*, collar*, come across, come up with*, come upon, corral, descry, detect, discern, discover, distinguish, encounter, espy, expose, ferret out, identify, locate, make out, meet, notice, observe, perceive, pinpoint, recognize, recover, sight, spot, strike, turn up*, uncover, unearth, arrive at, chance upon, dig up, fall in with, happen upon, hit upon, lay fingers on, light upon, run across, run into, scare up, smoke out, stumble upon, track down, trip on |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose, miss, pass by |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | foresee |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | anticipate, predict |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, discern, divine, envisage, espy, expect, forebode, forecast, foretell, perceive, presage, prognosticate, prophesy, see, understand, visualize, call the turn, crystal ball it, dope out*, forefeel, foreknow, have a hunch, preknow, previse, prevision, psych out, see it coming |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | acquire, catch, catch on to, comprehend, fathom, figure out, follow, gain, get into one's head, hear, know, learn, look at, memorize, notice, perceive, pick up*, receive, see, take in, work out |
| Antonyms: | misconstrue, misunderstand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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