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

The move came Monday amid growing economic pressure and public frustration being felt in Russia after months of escalating Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries and e-commerce hubs that have caused nationwide disruptions. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Ten percent of adults polled by Emerson felt that the war was the more important issue to them. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

On Tuesday’s broadcast, ESPN’s Patrick McEnroe shared that Williams’ longtime manager, Jill Smoller, told him Williams felt close but that her knee wasn’t quite ready for singles. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

For example, last year forty-three per cent of Americans between the ages of fifteen and thirty-four who responded to a Gallup survey felt positive about their local job market. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026