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descried

verb , past tense of descry

Synonyms and Antonyms of descried

1 to come upon after searching, study, or effort

we couldn't descry the reasons for his sudden departure

Synonyms of descried

ascertained, detected, determined, discovered, dredged (up), dug out, dug up, ferreted (out), found, found out, got, hit (on or upon), hunted (down or up), learned, located, nosed out, ran down, rooted (out), routed (out), rummaged, scared up, scouted (up), tracked (down), turned up

Words Related to descried

espied, sighted, spotted

looked for, searched (for or out), sought

Near Antonyms of descried

lost, mislaid, misplaced, misset (or mis-set)

Antonyms of descried

missed, overlooked, passed over

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

could just descry the ship coming over the horizon

Synonyms of descried

beheld, caught, discerned, distinguished, espied, eyed, looked (at), noted, noticed, observed, perceived, regarded, remarked, saw, sighted, spied, spotted, viewed, witnessed

Words Related to descried

identified, made out, picked out, picked up

attended (to), considered, heeded, marked, minded

studied, watched

examined, inspected, scanned, scrutinized, surveyed

glanced (at), glimpsed, peered (at)

Phrases Synonymous with descried

got a load of [slang], laid eyes on, set eyes on

Near Antonyms of descried

disregarded, ignored, neglected, overpassed, passed over

missed, overlooked

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