DISCERNS Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

discerns

verb

present tense third-person singular of discern

as in notices

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes barely able to discern the garden gate through the mist

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as in differentiates

to understand or point out the difference in too young to discern between right and wrong

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as in understands

to have a clear idea of we're still trying to discern the meaning of that cryptic remark

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Recent Examples of discerns However, her personable commanding officer Majid (Shafi al-Harthi) sees the value in her perspective when a high school student’s body turns up in the desert, and Nawal discerns clues from details which the policemen overlook, from the girl’s manicure to the embroidery on her abaya. —

Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 June 2026 Neem discerns within all of this a strange convergence, as both the far right and the far left have come to agree that the history of the United States has been defined by whiteness. —

Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026 During a ChatGPT conversation, the AI discerns that the person is on the brink of doing something untoward. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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At first, the change is imperceptible but Nick notices that his sleepy village seems more vibrant, more populated with people.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The fantasy, in other words, is a man who notices what needs to be done and does it.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 18 June 2026