BEHOLDING Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

beholding

verb

present participle of behold

as in knowing

to have a clear idea of to anyone who beholds the immense complexity of life on earth

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as in noticing

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes I opened the window blinds and beheld snow everywhere

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Recent Examples of beholding Today, beholding a 747 in person has become harder, especially in the United States. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 With rooms ranging from 910 to 2,100 square feet, there’s plenty of room to stretch your legs, and the private walk-out balconies beholding all of the Strip certainly don’t hurt. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026 There is something beautifully metaphysical, even healing, about beholding the spiritual substance of someone – or oneself, for that matter. — Mark Swinney, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2025 Pynchon’s Orphic characters are often detectives who are tuned to the right the spiritual right frequency, discovering clues and linkages of the system without ever beholding the entire totality. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025

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Even worse was Paraguay and Australia, a pair of flawed teams playing to nil-nil in the last group match, knowing a tie sent both through to the knockout stage.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Both Diaz and Rodriguez expressed mixed feelings at the order to leave, knowing there was the possibility of other victims who could be saved.

— Ella Moore July 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of knowing

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In the few years following the discovery of ‘Oumuamua’s bizarre motion, Farnocchia and his collaborators began noticing that multiple asteroids orbiting close to Earth also accelerated in a cometlike manner.

— Darryl Z. Seligman, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
This connection begins simply by noticing the birds around you.

— Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of noticing

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True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Hernandez, 29, a contractor based in Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville, undertook the $380 project with furniture from HomeGoods after seeing his pet spend most of her life tucked away in a little corner.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of seeing

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FireSat will help incident commanders get better information more quickly, and, unlike fire-spotting aircraft, the satellites can linger over a fire for days or weeks and aren’t hampered by high winds or smoke.

— Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Tuxedo cats have a black and white patterned coat, which is caused by a piebald or white-spotting gene.

— Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of spotting

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The pair is eyeing late summer for a doors-open debut, with an open-air block party that will close Imperial Street for dancing.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Wang, who worked at Apple from 2016 to 2018 on the development and mass production of the Apple Watch and iPhone, is eyeing the AI wearables market dominated by Meta Platforms.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Definition of eyeing

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So there's some history of the British recognizing the value of a good laugh, perhaps especially in politics.

— Scott Simon, NPR, 11 July 2026
The study proposes 12 strategies to strengthen the ecosystem, including expanding funding tools, improving tax incentives, supporting distribution and promotion, and recognizing the operational costs needed to build resilient production companies.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 11 July 2026

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