Synonyms of see

see

verb

ˈsē 

1

as in to notice

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

out of the corner of my eye I saw the deer run into the woods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notice
• eye
• spot
• regard
• view
• observe
• note
• sight
• watch
• perceive
• look (at)
• remark
• catch
• discern
• witness
• distinguish
• behold
• consider
• identify
• espy
• descry
• spy
• set eyes on
• get a load of
• examine
• lay eyes on
• pick out
• glimpse
• scan
• study
• inspect
• heed
• make out
• attend (to)
• scrutinize
• mark
• survey
• mind
• pick up
• glance (at)
• peer (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• disregard
• miss
• neglect
• pass over
• overlook
• overpass

2

as in to experience

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it

a writer who saw World War II through the eyes of a common soldier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experience
• have
• undergo
• know
• endure
• feel
• witness
• suffer
• taste
• sustain
• receive
• encounter
• pass
• go through
• meet
• accept
• digest
• assimilate

3

as in to realize

to come to an awareness of

I bought the best seller just to see what all the fuss was about

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realize
• hear
• discover
• learn
• find
• ascertain
• find out
• get on (to)
• wise (up)
• detect
• catch on (to)
• get wind of
• perceive
• encounter
• spot
• figure out
• hit (on or upon)
• discern
• note
• observe
• espy
• tumble (to)
• calculate
• descry
• divine
• puzzle (out)
• mind
• dope (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• ignore
• overlook
• forget
• disregard
• hide
• cover
• conceal
• curtain
• screen
• veil
• mask
• unlearn
• cloak
• blot out
• blanket
• enshroud
• shroud
• occult

4

as in to feel

to have a vague awareness of

I see a certain sadness in his letters to his relatives back home

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

5

as in to visit

to make a social call upon

you should go and see Father at the hospital this afternoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visit
• call (on or upon)
• drop in (on)
• seek (out)
• look up
• drop by

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• brush (aside or off)
• snub
• cold-shoulder

6

as in to know

to have a clear idea of

I see your point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• know
• understand
• recognize
• decipher
• appreciate
• comprehend
• grasp
• get
• realize
• discern
• perceive
• sense
• make
• conceive
• dig
• apprehend
• behold
• catch
• seize
• register
• make out
• assimilate
• cotton (to or on to)
• decode
• tumble (to)
• catch on (to)
• intuit
• twig
• pick up on
• grok
• compass
• cognize
• fathom
• savvy
• absorb
• digest
• take in
• penetrate
• pierce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• misunderstand
• misread
• misinterpret
• mistake
• misconstrue
• misperceive
• misconceive
• misapprehend

7

as in to accompany

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship

thanks for coming, and I'll see you to the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompany
• escort
• attend
• bring
• company
• companion
• walk
• protect
• guide
• convoy
• squire
• chaperone
• follow
• defend
• steer
• guard
• lead
• usher
• hang (around)
• tail
• associate
• tag
• pilot
• team (up)
• conduct
• pal (around)
• shadow
• consort
• tag along
• hover (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandon
• ditch
• dump
• forsake
• desert

8

as in to imagine

to form a mental picture of

I can't see that spoiled brat as a soldier at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imagine
• envision
• picture
• visualize
• dream
• envisage
• vision
• feature
• fantasize
• conceive
• contemplate
• fantasy
• fancy
• image
• plan
• conjure (up)
• conceit
• reflect
• ideate
• ponder
• daydream
• foresee
• relive
• reminisce
• invent
• ruminate
• hallucinate
• meditate
• muse
• project
• re-create
• concoct
• stargaze
• make up
• prefigure
• manufacture
• fabricate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of see

And for someone in a Loop or North Michigan Avenue hotel, the journey over there to see the fishes can look daunting. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

And don’t forget to visit Bonampak in Chiapas to see stunning murals that depict Mayan culture with drawings of sacrifices and wars that took place in the classical and post-classical eras. —Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026

Fans of the show — and the longtime detective duo — never saw the smooch, though. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026

In another, he was reportedly seen wearing a designer jacket reported missing by a traveler. —Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing see

• see after
• see eye to eye
• see red
• see to