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feel

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of feel

an indefinite physical response to a stimulus
  • the warm feel that fine cashmere gives
Synonyms of feel

feeling, sensation, sense
Words Related to feel

impression, perception

hint, suggestion, touch

feel

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of feel

1 to have a vague awareness of
  • I feel trouble brewing in the town.
Synonyms of feel

perceive, scent, see, sense, smell, taste
Words Related to feel

behold, descry, discern, distinguish, espy, eye, look (at), note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, remark, sight, spy, view, witness

ascertain, catch on (to), discover, find out, hear, learn, realize

anticipate, divine, expect, foreknow, foresee

assume, conjecture, guess, presume, speculate, suppose, surmise, suspect
2 to come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin
  • Feel this blanket and perceive how soft it is.
Synonyms of feel

touch
Words Related to feel

caress, embrace, finger, fondle, hug, kiss, lip, nose, nudge, nuzzle, paw, rub, stroke

palp, palpate

brush, graze, shave, skim

clasp, clench, cling (to), clutch, grasp, grip, handle, hold, palm

chuck, clap, dab, flick, pat, tag, tap, tip

hit, knock, pound, rap, whack
3 to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
  • With the birth of their first child the couple came to feel true happiness for the first time.
Synonyms of feel

endure, experience, have, know, pass, see, suffer, sustain, taste, undergo, witness
Words Related to feel

encounter, meet

accept, receive

assimilate, digest
Phrases Synonymous with feel

go through
4 to have as an opinion
  • I just feel that we haven't explored all of our options for raising funds.
Synonyms of feel

believe, conceive, consider, deem, esteem, figure, guess, hold, imagine, judge, reckon [chiefly dialect], suppose, think
Words Related to feel

regard, view

accept, perceive

depend, rely, trust

assume, presume, presuppose, surmise

conclude, deduce, infer
Near Antonyms of feel

distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspect

disbelieve, discredit, reject
5 to search for something blindly or uncertainly
  • The sudden blackout had us feeling around in the dark for a flashlight.
Synonyms of feel

fish, fumble, grope, scrabble
Words Related to feel

grabble

cast about, hunt, look, reach, seek (out)

capture, clutch, corral, get, grab, nab, nail, seize, snatch

comb, dig (through), dredge, rake, ransack, rifle, rummage, scour
6 to give the impression of being
  • It felt like a good idea at the time.
Synonyms of feel

act, appear, come across (as), come off (as), look, make, seem, sound
Words Related to feel

dissemble, pretend

recall, resemble, suggest

hint, imply, insinuate

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