feel

feel

verb

Definition of FEEL

1

to have a vague awareness of <I feel trouble brewing in the town>

Synonyms perceive, scent, see, sense, smell, taste

Related Words behold, descry, discern, distinguish, espy, eye, look (at), note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, remark, sight, spy, view, witness; ascertain, catch on (to), discover, find out, hear, learn, realize; anticipate, divine, expect, foreknow, foresee; assume, conjecture, guess, presume, speculate, suppose, surmise, suspect

2

to come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin <feel this blanket and perceive how soft it is>

Synonyms feel

Related Words caress, embrace, finger, fondle, hug, kiss, lip, nose, nudge, nuzzle, paw, rub, stroke; palp, palpate; brush, graze, shave, skim; clasp, clench, cling (to), clutch, grasp, grip, handle, hold, palm; chuck, clap, dab, flick, pat, tag, tap, tip; hit, knock, pound, rap, whack

3

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it <with the birth of their first child the couple came to feel true happiness for the first time>

Synonyms endure, feel, have, know, pass, see, suffer, sustain, taste, undergo, witness

Related Words encounter, meet; accept, receive; assimilate, digest

4

to have as an opinion <I just feel that we haven't explored all of our options for raising funds>

Synonyms allow [chiefly Southern & Midland], conceive, consider, deem, esteem, feel, figure, guess, hold, imagine, judge, reckon [chiefly dialect], suppose, think

Related Words regard, view; accept, perceive; depend, rely, trust; assume, presume, presuppose, surmise; conclude, deduce, infer

Near Antonyms distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspect; disbelieve, discredit, reject

5

to search for something blindly or uncertainly <the sudden blackout had us feeling around in the dark for a flashlight>

Synonyms feel, fish, fumble, scrabble

Related Words grabble; cast about, hunt, look, reach, seek (out); capture, clutch, corral, get, grab, nab, nail, seize, snatch; comb, dig (through), dredge, rake, ransack, rifle, rummage, scour

6

to give the impression of being <it felt like a good idea at the time>

Synonyms act, appear, come across (as), come off (as), feel, look, make, sound

Related Words dissemble, pretend; recall, resemble, suggest; hint, imply, insinuate