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 Simply beholding and appreciating the intact state of ourselves here as God’s brilliant image is prayer that heals. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026 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 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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Here is something worth knowing about the category called rare disease.

— Miranda Pappas, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
Those details sketch an almost perfect outline of the experiences of Aleysha Ortiz, who graduated from Hartford Public Schools in 2024 without knowing how to read.

— Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of knowing

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Bernard was on a color walk, a simple scavenger hunt organized around intentionally noticing a certain color—and how much of it is hiding in your ordinary surroundings.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Also worth noticing is the timestamp, showing when a specific voting location’s wait time was last updated.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of noticing

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Thinking that writing code was the only bottleneck for deploying new software is like the Titanic seeing the tip of the iceberg and assuming there was nothing underneath it.

— Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
Reading a book, a poem, seeing a painting or a sculpture, or even hearing the intro of a song.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of seeing

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Other possible uses include detecting weak magnetic signals from the heart and muscles, improving navigation, and spotting underground magnetic anomalies.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
For more help spotting suspicious sellers, see our guide on how to tell whether an online store is real or a scam.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of spotting

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This theory, also known as active inference or the free energy principle, has become one of the most important frameworks in neuroscience for understanding how the brain works as a whole.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Once reunited with his old friends in the endless fields, play becomes his way of discovering and understanding life.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of understanding

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Newsom, who's preparing to leave office in January and eyeing a 2028 presidential run, argued the mandate would improve workplace collaboration and innovation, which will help government better serve the public.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
For individual investors eyeing the spin-off, Ritter offered a measured outlook.

— Robert Gray, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of eyeing

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Weiss-Wolf’s advice emphasizes understanding your options and advocating for better health care, while recognizing that disclosing symptoms or requesting an accommodation can carry risks.

— Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026
But as summer turns to fall, her rituals grow cozier, moving indoors while also recognizing the beauty of the new chill in the air, the crisp frost on the leaves.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

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