Synonyms of felt

felt

verb

past tense of feel

1

as in sensed

to have a vague awareness of

I feel trouble brewing in the town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sensed
• saw
• noticed
• smelled
• perceived
• heard
• tasted
• realized
• expected
• noted
• looked (at)
• discovered
• scented
• anticipated
• learned
• remarked
• viewed
• observed
• discerned
• witnessed
• ascertained
• suspected
• regarded
• beheld
• assumed
• supposed
• guessed
• spied
• foresaw
• sighted
• found out
• distinguished
• presumed
• eyed
• surmised
• espied
• speculated
• caught on (to)
• descried
• conjectured
• divined
• foreknew

2

as in touched

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

• touched
• caressed
• embraced
• kissed
• grasped
• hugged
• rubbed
• gripped
• held
• stroked
• brushed
• nudged
• clutched
• fingered
• clasped
• clenched
• fondled
• patted
• pawed
• tapped
• palpated
• knocked
• nuzzled
• shaved
• tipped
• grazed
• handled
• hit
• flicked
• clapped
• lipped
• nosed
• clung (to)
• skimmed
• palmed
• dabbed
• whacked
• chucked
• rapped
• pounded
• palped
• tagged

3

as in experienced

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

• experienced
• had
• saw
• knew
• underwent
• endured
• witnessed
• suffered
• tasted
• sustained
• encountered
• received
• passed
• went through
• met
• accepted
• digested
• assimilated

4

as in thought

to have as an opinion

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thought
• believed
• considered
• imagined
• guessed
• figured
• deemed
• supposed
• perceived
• judged
• conceived
• held
• assumed
• reckoned
• allowed
• regarded
• viewed
• esteemed
• accepted
• relied
• depended
• presumed
• trusted
• concluded
• deduced
• surmised
• inferred
• presupposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubted
• suspected
• questioned
• rejected
• distrusted
• mistrusted
• discredited
• disbelieved

5

as in fumbled

to search for something blindly or uncertainly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumbled
• looked
• reached
• fished
• groped
• scrabbled
• grabbed
• hunted
• captured
• clutched
• snatched
• cast about
• seized
• sought (out)
• got
• nailed
• raked
• combed
• dredged
• scoured
• grabbled
• nabbed
• corralled
• ransacked
• rifled
• rummaged
• dug (through)

6

as in seemed

to give the impression of being

it felt like a good idea at the time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seemed
• looked
• sounded
• appeared
• acted
• made
• pretended
• came across (as)
• came off (as)
• suggested
• resembled
• recalled
• implied
• hinted
• dissembled
• insinuated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of felt

Things felt at once Egyptian and European, with a touch of Las Vegas flair. — David MacK, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026

This is literally, exactly word for word, how everybody felt. — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

In the message, the parent wrote that several families felt their daughters' privacy rights were being pushed aside to protect the confidentiality of the transgender player. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

The fact anyone felt police were needed, or that Nevada couldn’t continue to play in the league, is despicable. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026