Synonyms of feels

feels 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of feel

1

as in senses

to have a vague awareness of

I feel trouble brewing in the town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• senses
• sees
• smells
• perceives
• notices
• hears
• tastes
• realizes
• expects
• anticipates
• looks (at)
• learns
• discovers
• eyes
• notes
• beholds
• observes
• sights
• discerns
• scents
• foresees
• remarks
• supposes
• assumes
• distinguishes
• finds out
• witnesses
• suspects
• regards
• presumes
• ascertains
• views
• speculates
• espies
• descries
• guesses
• spies
• catches on (to)
• surmises
• foreknows
• divines
• conjectures

2

as in touches

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 & Similar Words

• touches
• caresses
• embraces
• grasps
• kisses
• holds
• rubs
• hugs
• grips
• fingers
• lips
• strokes
• fondles
• nuzzles
• clenches
• nudges
• brushes
• palpates
• knocks
• clutches
• pats
• shaves
• clasps
• handles
• taps
• paws
• hits
• grazes
• skims
• noses
• claps
• palms
• flicks
• clings (to)
• tips
• pounds
• whacks
• raps
• dabs
• chucks
• palps
• tags

3

as in undergoes

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 & Similar Words

• undergoes
• experiences
• has
• sees
• endures
• knows
• suffers
• tastes
• witnesses
• sustains
• receives
• goes through
• encounters
• passes
• meets
• accepts
• assimilates
• digests

4

as in thinks

to have as an opinion

I just feel that we haven't explored all of our options for raising funds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thinks
• believes
• considers
• imagines
• deems
• figures
• supposes
• guesses
• perceives
• conceives
• judges
• holds
• assumes
• reckons
• allows
• esteems
• accepts
• depends
• relies
• regards
• presumes
• presupposes
• views
• trusts
• concludes
• infers
• surmises
• deduces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspects
• doubts
• distrusts
• questions
• rejects
• mistrusts
• discredits
• disbelieves

5

as in looks

to search for something blindly or uncertainly

the sudden blackout had us feeling around in the dark for a flashlight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• looks
• fumbles
• reaches
• gropes
• fishes
• scrabbles
• grabs
• seeks (out)
• captures
• casts about
• hunts
• snatches
• seizes
• clutches
• gets
• grabbles
• nails
• rakes
• nabs
• rifles
• combs
• scours
• dredges
• rummages
• corrals
• digs (through)
• ransacks

6

as in seems

to give the impression of being

it felt like a good idea at the time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seems
• looks
• sounds
• appears
• acts
• makes
• comes off (as)
• resembles
• pretends
• suggests
• comes across (as)
• implies
• recalls
• dissembles
• hints
• insinuates

feels

2 of 2

noun

plural of feel

as in feelings

an indefinite physical response to a stimulus

the warm feel that fine cashmere gives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• feelings
• senses
• sensations
• perceptions
• impressions
• suggestions
• touches
• hints

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of feels

Verb

Adjust the pace, keep moving, and follow what feels expansive. —Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026

The latest Disney super app concept feels like a solution in search of a problem that nobody wants or needs, according to the Disney Tourist Blog’s Tom Bricker. —Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 8 May 2026

Halpert feels like first-year CIF assistant commissioner in charge of baseball, Joe Hoggatt, had a lot to do with the early release. —Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 8 May 2026

Win-lose feels like going the wrong way down a one-way street. —Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026

The world feels quite scary and negative and harsh. —Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026

Yet that’s also how Malone feels about the current climate of Hollywood — a once-stable neighborhood fending off malign forces. —Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026

Mary Cooper, a regular, said the bar feels like family. —Doug Myers, CBS News, 8 May 2026

The mix of genres and collaborators on his new album, sacrificio, feels distinct to someone who’s been integral to the neo-perreo movement for years. —Marcos Sanoja, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026

Noun

Because of its petite imprint, the 24-room Casa Cañita naturally gives off bed-and-breakfast vibes, thanks to a focus on home-away-from-home feels and a minimal amount of common spaces. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026

The feels-like temperatures in South Florida over the next seven days. —Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 6 May 2026

Considering the occasion, the due date of her seventh comedy special feels comically aligned. —Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026

Research on trans college students shows that academic, cocurricular, peer and institutional contexts shape how welcoming or alienating campus feels. —Alex C. Lange, The Conversation, 6 May 2026

Spring delivers all the fresh-air feels. —Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026

And unlike the Apollo days, Americans now have social media to express all the feels, create memes and share powerful quotes from the astronauts in real time. —Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026

Those who are a bit sniffy about older movies will be surprised at how modern and dangerous this feels. —Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026

A lot happens, but little feels earned; the tone is an uneasy blend of zany and sour. —Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026