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| Main Entry: | recognize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | identify |
| Synonyms: | admit, descry, diagnose, distinguish, espy, finger*, know, make*, make out, nail*, note, notice, observe, peg*, perceive, pinpoint, place, recall, recollect, remark, remember, see, sight, spot, tab, tag, verify, be familiar, button down, determinate, diagnosticate, flash on, know again, ring a bell |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recognize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acknowledge, understand; |
| Synonyms: | admit, agree, allow, appreciate, assent, avow, comprehend, concede, confess, grant, greet, honor, make, own, perceive, realize, respect, salute, sanction, see, approve accept, be aware of |
| Antonyms: | disapprove, misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | assent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, allow, approve, buy, comply, concur, conform, consent, cut a deal*, defer, ditto*, embrace, espouse, give in, grant, knuckle under*, okay*, permit, recognize, sanction, subscribe, cave in*, give five, go along with, pass on, say uncle, shake on |
| Antonyms: | disagree, disallow, disapprove, dissent, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admit, confirm |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, affirm, allow, assert, attest, aver, avow, blow, blurt out, chirp, clue in, come clean*, come out, concede, confide, declare, disclose, divulge, dump on, evince, finger*, fink*, grant, humble oneself, leak*, let on*, level with, make clean breast of, manifest, narrate, open one's heart, own, own up, post, profess, prove, rat on, recognize, relate, reveal, sing*, snitch*, sound off, spill the beans*, spit out, squeal*, tip hand, unload*, vent, weasel* |
| Antonyms: | conceal, deny, disavow, disown, hide, mask, repudiate, secrete |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | diagnose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | identify problem, disease |
| Synonyms: | analyze, determine, distinguish, interpret, investigate, pinpoint, place, pronounce, recognize, spot, determinate, diagnosticate |
| Antonyms: | misdiagnose |
| 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: | 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: | greet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | welcome |
| Synonyms: | accost, acknowledge, address, approach, attend, bow, call to, compliment, curtsy, embrace, exchange greetings, extend one's hand, flag, hail, herald, high-five, highball, meet, move to, nod, pay respects, receive, recognize, roll out the red carpet, salaam*, salute, say hello, say hi, shake hands, shoulder, speak to, stop, tip one's hat, usher in*, whistle for |
| Antonyms: | say farewell, say goodbye |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | notice |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | observe, perceive |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, advert, allude, catch, clock, descry, detect, dig*, discern, distinguish, espy, heed, make out*, mark, mind, note, recognize, refer, regard, remark, see, spot, take in, flash on, get a load of, look at, pick up on |
| Antonyms: | ignore, miss, neglect, overlook |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pinpoint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | define, locate |
| Synonyms: | diagnose, distinguish, finger*, identify, place, recognize, spot, determinate, get a fix on, home in on |
| Antonyms: | lose, be ambiguous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recollect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remember |
| Synonyms: | arouse, awaken, bethink, call to mind, cite, flash, mind, place, recall, recognize, remind, reminisce, retain, retrospect, revive, rouse, stir, summon, bring to mind, come to one, flash on, look back on, waken |
| Antonyms: | forget |
| Main Entry: | remember |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep in mind; summon into mind |
| Synonyms: | bear in mind, bethink, call to mind, cite, commemorate, conjure up, educe, elicit, enshrine, extract, get, go back, know by heart, learn, memorize, mind, nail down*, recall, recognize, recollect, remind, reminisce, retain, retrospect, revive, revoke, think back, treasure, brood over, call up, dig into the past, dwell upon, fix in the mind, flash on, have memories, hold dear, keep forever, look back, memorialize, refresh memory, relive, ring a bell, strike a note, summon up |
| Antonyms: | disregard, forget |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | respect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admire; obey |
| Synonyms: | abide by, adore, appreciate, attend, esteem, follow, heed, honor, note, notice, recognize, regard, revere, reverence, spare, take into account, uphold, value, venerate, adhere to, be awed by, be kind to, comply with, defer to, have good opinion of, have high opinion, look up to, observe of, pay attention, set store by, show consideration, show courtesy, think highly of |
| Antonyms: | condemn, disobey, disrespect, scorn |
| Main Entry: | salute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | greet; honor |
| Synonyms: | accost, acknowledge, address, bow, congratulate, hail, receive, recognize, speak, welcome, call to, pay homage, pay respects, pay tribute, present arms, snap to attention, take hat off to |
| Main Entry: | scent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detect, smell |
| Synonyms: | discern, nose, recognize, sense, sniff, be on the track of, be on the trail of, get wind of, nose out* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lay eyes on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | see with attention |
| Synonyms: | notice, observe, perceive, recognize, see, spot, view, catch sight of, set eyes on |
| Main Entry: | acknowledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | verbally recognize authority |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, acquiesce, agree, allow, approve, certify, defend, endorse, grant, own, ratify, recognize, support, uphold, yield, attest to, defer to, subscribe to, take an oath |
| Antonyms: | forswear, ignore, refuse, renounce, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | agree |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in unison, assent with another |
| Synonyms: | accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, allow, bury the hatchet*, check, comply, concede, concur, consent, cut a deal*, engage, grant, okay, permit, play ball*, recognize, set, settle, sign*, subscribe, yes*, be of the same mind, buy into, clinch the deal, come to terms, give blessing, give carte blanche, give green light, give the go-ahead, go along with, make a deal, pass on, see eye to eye, shake on, side with, take one up on |
| Antonyms: | contend, contradict, decline, disagree, dispute, dissent, oppose, protest, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | consider |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn over in one's mind |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, cogitate, concede, consult, contemplate, deliberate, envisage, examine, excogitate, favor, grant, inspect, meditate, muse, ponder, reason, recognize, reflect, regard, revolve, ruminate, scan, scrutinize, see, speculate, study, take into account, take up, allow for, assent to, chew over, deal with, dream of, flirt with, keep in mind, look at, mull over, perpend, provide for, reckon with, see about, subscribe to, take under advisement, think out, think over, toss around* |
| Antonyms: | discard, dismiss, forget, ignore, neglect, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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