Synonyms of learns

learns

verb

present tense third-person singular of learn

1

as in masters

to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in

after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masters
• gets
• understands
• knows
• discovers
• sees
• hears
• picks up
• comprehends
• grasps
• apprehends
• determines
• examines
• assimilates
• absorbs
• detects
• gets the hang of
• ascertains
• imbibes
• discerns
• memorizes
• digests
• unearths
• finds out
• drinks (in)
• hits (on or upon)
• runs down
• studies
• tracks (down)
• searches (for)
• tumbles (to)
• digs up
• majors (in)
• descries
• scares up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgets
• unlearns
• ignores
• misses
• neglects
• misunderstands
• overlooks
• disregards

2

as in realizes

to come to an awareness of

the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realizes
• discovers
• hears
• sees
• finds
• ascertains
• finds out
• gets on (to)
• detects
• gets wind of
• catches on (to)
• encounters
• perceives
• hits (on or upon)
• wises (up)
• tumbles (to)
• discerns
• calculates
• observes
• figures out
• espies
• spots
• notes
• puzzles (out)
• descries
• divines
• minds
• dopes (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• ignores
• overlooks
• disregards
• forgets
• hides
• conceals
• covers
• masks
• unlearns
• curtains
• blankets
• screens
• shrouds
• blots out
• enshrouds
• cloaks
• occults
• veils

3

as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finds
• discovers
• locates
• gets
• determines
• detects
• ascertains
• finds out
• hits (on or upon)
• runs down
• tracks (down)
• rummages
• turns up
• digs up
• digs out
• hunts (down or up)
• roots (out)
• dredges (up)
• scouts (up)
• descries
• seeks
• noses out
• scares up
• sights
• ferrets (out)
• routs (out)
• spots
• espies
• looks for
• searches (for or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• passes over
• overlooks
• loses
• misplaces
• mislays
• missets

4

as in memorizes

to commit to memory

he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke

Synonyms & Similar Words

• memorizes
• studies
• knows
• remembers
• understands
• retains
• recalls
• grasps
• gets
• accepts
• thinks (of)
• cons
• comprehends
• absorbs
• recollects
• relives
• apprehends
• minds
• reminisces (about)
• harks back (to)
• digests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgets
• unlearns
• ignores
• neglects
• disregards
• passes over
• overlooks
• misremembers
• slurs (over)
• disremembers
• slights
• overpasses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of learns

That specificity has raised alarms because military personnel, intelligence officials, and contractors have privileged knowledge capable of shifting the value of a contract before the public learns it. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

Each market requires its own evidence and reimbursement pathway—a reality every company scaling medical technology globally learns quickly. — Erez Meltzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Michigan fans will be happy in 2026 if Underwood learns and improves from a predictably uneven freshman season, and if Whittingham brings the maturity and excellence that has marked his coaching career. — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

With this technology, single-strand mRNA molecules deliver temporary genetic instructions that prompt the body to make specific proteins that the immune system then learns to recognize as dangerous. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Hilarity, confusion, and fun ensue, and Elmo ultimately learns to be flexible (the word of the day). — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026

The system learns about the user from the very first interaction—understanding their location, sizing, and style preferences—and carries that context seamlessly through discovery, recommendation, checkout, and even post-purchase follow-ups. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

What the system learns at one property becomes the starting point at the next. — Roman Pedan, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Set in 1782 London and amid war between France and Britain, Mack plays a young woman, Lucie Manette, who learns via a message that her father, assumed dead, may be alive in Paris. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026