Synonyms of perceived

perceived

verb

past tense of perceive

1

as in sensed

to have a vague awareness of

I thought I perceived a problem, but I wasn't sure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sensed
• felt
• saw
• noticed
• heard
• smelled
• tasted
• smelt
• expected
• realized
• anticipated
• noted
• scented
• viewed
• looked (at)
• discerned
• observed
• discovered
• regarded
• ascertained
• suspected
• remarked
• presumed
• witnessed
• sighted
• distinguished
• learned
• beheld
• assumed
• foresaw
• found out
• supposed
• spied
• eyed
• guessed
• speculated
• surmised
• espied
• caught on (to)
• descried
• conjectured
• divined
• foreknew

2

as in noticed

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes

perceived that it was going to be a nice day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noticed
• spotted
• regarded
• saw
• viewed
• eyed
• looked (at)
• remarked
• observed
• noted
• discerned
• sighted
• beheld
• distinguished
• witnessed
• spied
• caught
• watched
• considered
• identified
• descried
• espied
• got a load of
• set eyes on
• laid eyes on
• picked out
• marked
• attended (to)
• made out
• studied
• surveyed
• examined
• scanned
• scrutinized
• heeded
• glimpsed
• inspected
• picked up
• peered (at)
• glanced (at)
• minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• disregarded
• passed over
• missed
• overlooked
• overpassed

3

as in understood

to have a clear idea of

I perceive your point, but I still disagree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understood
• knew
• recognized
• comprehended
• saw
• appreciated
• deciphered
• grasped
• sensed
• realized
• discerned
• conceived
• got
• apprehended
• made
• beheld
• assimilated
• seized
• made out
• registered
• tumbled (to)
• intuited
• picked up on
• caught on (to)
• decoded
• caught
• cognized
• dug
• savvied
• compassed
• twigged
• grokked
• cottoned (to or on to)
• absorbed
• digested
• penetrated
• fathomed
• took in
• pierced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• misunderstood
• misinterpreted
• misconstrued
• misread
• mistook
• misconceived
• misperceived
• misapprehended