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understand - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | understand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | appreciate, comprehend |
| Synonyms: | accept, apprehend, catch, conceive, deduce, discern, distinguish, explain, fathom, find out, follow, get*, grasp, identify with, infer, interpret, ken*, know, learn, make out*, master, note, penetrate, perceive, possess, read, realize, recognize, register, savvy*, see, seize, sense, sympathize, take in*, tolerate, be aware, be conscious of, be with it, catch on, figure out, get the hang of, get the idea, get the picture, get the point, have knowledge of, make sense of, take meaning |
| 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: | misinterpret, misunderstand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | understand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think, believe |
| Synonyms: | accept, assume, concede, conceive, conclude, conjecture, consider, count on, deduce, expect, fancy, gather, guess, hear, imagine, infer, learn, presume, reckon, suppose, surmise, suspect, take it, be informed, feel for, take for granted |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, mistake |
| Main Entry: | construe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deduce; explain |
| Synonyms: | analyze, decipher, define, explicate, expound, figure it to be, infer, interpret, one's best guess, parse, read, render, spell out, take, translate, understand |
| Main Entry: | deem |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | regard, consider |
| Synonyms: | account, allow, appraise, assume, believe, calculate, conceive, conjecture, credit, divine, esteem, estimate, expect, feel, guess, hold, imagine, judge, know, presume, reckon, sense, suppose, surmise, suspect, think, understand, view, be afraid, daresay, set store by |
| 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: | empathize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | identify with |
| Synonyms: | comprehend, feel for, imagine, put oneself in another's place, relate to, share, stand in one's shoes, suffer with, sympathize, understand |
| 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: | identify with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put oneself in the place of another |
| Synonyms: | ally, associate, empathize, feel for, put in same category, put oneself in another's shoes, relate to, respond to, see through someone's eyes, sympathize, think of in connection, understand |
| Main Entry: | infer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conclude |
| Synonyms: | ascertain, assume, believe, collect, conjecture, construe, deduce, derive, draw, figure, gather, glean, guess, induce, interpret, judge, presume, presuppose, reason, reckon, speculate, suppose, surmise, think, understand, arrive at, draw inference, figure out, intuit, reach conclusion, read between lines, read into |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand, misconceive |
| Main Entry: | interpret |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make sense of; define |
| Synonyms: | adapt, annotate, clarify, comment, construe, decipher, decode, delineate, depict, describe, elucidate, enact, exemplify, explain, explicate, expound, gather, gloss, illustrate, image, improvise, limn, mimic, paraphrase, perform, picture, play, portray, read, render, represent, solve, spell out, take*, translate, understand, view, commentate, make of, reenact, throw light on |
| Antonyms: | misinterpret, misunderstand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | learn; become proficient |
| Synonyms: | acquire, bone up*, comprehend, cram, grasp, grind, hit the books*, learn the ropes*, pick up, study, swamp*, understand, beat the game, beat the system, bury yourself in, excel in, gain mastery, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get the hang of, get the knack of, megastudy |
| Antonyms: | be ignorant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pity |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | feel sorry for; spare |
| Synonyms: | ache*, be sorry for, be sympathetic, bleed for, comfort, commiserate, condole, console, feel for, feel with, forgive, give quarter, grant amnesty, grieve with, have compassion, have mercy on, identify with, lament with, pardon, put out of one's misery, relent, reprieve, show forgiveness, show sympathy, solace, soothe, sympathize, take pity on, understand, weep for |
| Antonyms: | disdain, scorn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sense |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become aware of |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, appreciate, apprehend, believe, catch, consider, credit, deem, dig*, discern, divine, feel, grasp, hold, know, notice, observe, perceive, pick up, read, realize, savvy*, suspect, take in, think, understand, apperceive, be with it, catch on, catch the drift, feel in bones, feel in gut, get the drift, get the idea, get the impression, get the picture, get vibes, have a feeling, have a hunch |
| Antonyms: | overlook, be numb, be unaware |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | suspect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distrust; guess |
| Synonyms: | assume, believe, conceive, conclude, conjecture, consider, disbelieve, doubt, expect, feel, gather, hold, imagine, mistrust, presume, reckon, speculate, suppose, surmise, think, understand, wonder, be afraid, harbor suspicion, have a hunch, have doubt, have sneaking suspicion, hazard a guess, smell a rat, think probable |
| Antonyms: | know, trust |
| Main Entry: | sympathize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | feel for, be compassionate |
| Synonyms: | ache, agree, appreciate, be in accord, be in sympathy, be kind to, be there for, be understanding, bleed for, comfort, commiserate, compassionate, comprehend, condole, emphathize, feel heart go out to, go along with, grieve with, have compassion, identify with, love, offer consolation, pick up on, pity, relate to*, share another's sorrow, show kindliness, show mercy, show tenderness, side with*, tune in, understand |
| Antonyms: | disapprove, disregard, ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | relate to |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have connection with |
| Synonyms: | comprehend, connect, empathize, identify with, link with, stand in one's shoes, sympathize, understand |
| Main Entry: | assimilate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | absorb mentally |
| Synonyms: | comprehend, digest, grasp, incorporate, ingest, learn, sense, take in, take up, understand, osmose, soak up |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand, reject, unlearn |
| Main Entry: | assume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe, take for granted |
| Synonyms: | accept, ascertain, conclude, conjecture, consider, deduce, deem, divine, estimate, expect, fall for, fancy, find, gather, guess, imagine, infer, judge, postulate, predicate, presume, presuppose, speculate, suppose, surmise, suspect, theorize, think, understand, be afraid, be inclined to think, count upon, get the idea, have a hunch, have sneaking suspicion, hypothesize, posit |
| Antonyms: | doubt, not believe |
| Main Entry: | believe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trust, rely on |
| Synonyms: | accept, accredit, admit, affirm, attach weight to, be certain of, be convinced of, be credulous, be of the opinion, buy*, conceive, conclude, consider, count on, credit, deem, fall for*, give credence to, have, have faith in, have no doubt, hold, keep the faith, lap up, place confidence in, posit, postulate, presume true, presuppose, reckon on, regard, rest assured, suppose, swallow*, swear by, take as gospel, take at one's word, take for granted, take it, think, trust, understand |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, distrust |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | differentiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a distinction |
| Synonyms: | antithesize, characterize, comprehend, contrast, demarcate, discern, discrepate, discriminate, extricate, individualize, individuate, know, know what's what, mark, mark off, redline, separate, set apart, set off, sever, severalize, split hairs*, tell apart, understand |
| Antonyms: | associate, confuse, connect, group, link, mix up |
* = 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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