BEHOLDING Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

beholding

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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 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, 10 Feb. 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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Guardiola used a four-man ‘non-press’, where City’s forwards formed a line and waited for their opponents to find a pass, knowing that Arsenal’s centre-backs — and cup goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga — had a comparatively limited passing range.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Every now and again, Monica, as much savvy therapist as all-knowing seer, interrupts Jean’s first-person account to offer guidance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026