Synonyms of beholding

beholding

verb

present participle of behold

1

as in knowing

to have a clear idea of

to anyone who beholds the immense complexity of life on earth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knowing
• seeing
• understanding
• recognizing
• comprehending
• deciphering
• grasping
• appreciating
• perceiving
• realizing
• getting
• sensing
• discerning
• conceiving
• apprehending
• cognizing
• intuiting
• seizing
• making
• assimilating
• compassing
• tumbling (to)
• digging
• registering
• decoding
• catching on (to)
• catching
• making out
• twigging
• grokking
• savvying
• fathoming
• picking up on
• absorbing
• cottoning (to or on to)
• digesting
• taking in
• penetrating
• piercing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• mistaking
• misreading
• misunderstanding
• misinterpreting
• misconstruing
• misconceiving
• misperceiving
• misapprehending

2

as in noticing

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

I opened the window blinds and beheld snow everywhere

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noticing
• seeing
• spotting
• eyeing
• regarding
• perceiving
• viewing
• watching
• observing
• remarking
• witnessing
• looking (at)
• espying
• noting
• spying
• discerning
• descrying
• sighting
• distinguishing
• catching
• identifying
• getting a load of
• considering
• setting eyes on
• laying eyes on
• picking out
• examining
• attending (to)
• surveying
• studying
• scrutinizing
• inspecting
• scanning
• heeding
• marking
• glimpsing
• making out
• minding
• glancing (at)
• peering (at)
• picking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• disregarding
• neglecting
• passing over
• missing
• overlooking
• overpassing

Example Sentences

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