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

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
• clenched
• fondled
• knocked
• tapped
• clasped
• palpated
• pawed
• patted
• shaved
• nuzzled
• tipped
• handled
• hit
• grazed
• flicked
• clapped
• skimmed
• lipped
• dabbed
• whacked
• palmed
• nosed
• chucked
• rapped
• pounded
• palped
• clung (to)
• tagged
• clapt

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
• knew
• saw
• underwent
• endured
• suffered
• witnessed
• tasted
• sustained
• encountered
• received
• passed
• met
• went through
• 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
• figured
• guessed
• deemed
• supposed
• perceived
• judged
• conceived
• assumed
• held
• reckoned
• viewed
• regarded
• allowed
• accepted
• relied
• esteemed
• depended
• presumed
• concluded
• surmised
• inferred
• trusted
• deduced
• presupposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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5

as in looked

to search for something blindly or uncertainly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• looked
• fumbled
• reached
• fished
• groped
• scrabbled
• grabbed
• hunted
• clutched
• captured
• snatched
• cast about
• seized
• got
• grabbled
• nailed
• raked
• scoured
• combed
• dredged
• nabbed
• ransacked
• corralled
• rifled
• rummaged
• sought (out)
• 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
• resembled
• suggested
• recalled
• came off (as)
• came across (as)
• implied
• hinted
• insinuated
• dissembled