Synonyms of behold

behold

verb

bi-ˈhōld 

1

as in to know

to have a clear idea of

to anyone who beholds the immense complexity of life on earth

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to see

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

I opened the window blinds and beheld snow everywhere

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of behold

Smith also writes of beholding El Omrane, by the Swiss artist Helmut Federle. —Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026

For more proof that sage and army are a match made in color-heaven, behold the synchronicity of Ossou’s denim and Frame’s sage leather shirt. —Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2026

Lo and behold, the stock market didn’t keep soaring. —Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026

The whiplash is something to behold. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026