Synonyms of noticing

noticing

verb

present participle of notice

1

as in seeing

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes

did you notice what she was wearing?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seeing
• spotting
• regarding
• eyeing
• noting
• remarking
• observing
• perceiving
• watching
• viewing
• looking (at)
• witnessing
• beholding
• catching
• spying
• discerning
• sighting
• distinguishing
• espying
• identifying
• considering
• descrying
• getting a load of
• laying eyes on
• setting eyes on
• examining
• studying
• marking
• heeding
• scanning
• scrutinizing
• inspecting
• surveying
• picking out
• attending (to)
• making out
• glimpsing
• minding
• glancing (at)
• peering (at)
• picking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• neglecting
• disregarding
• missing
• passing over
• overlooking
• overpassing

2

as in mentioning

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically

briefly noticed in his lecture the author's first published work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mentioning
• specifying
• noting
• citing
• indicating
• quoting
• suggesting
• naming
• explaining
• introducing
• referring (to)
• touching (on or upon)
• announcing
• implying
• clarifying
• dropping
• inferring
• pronouncing
• intending
• adverting (to)
• publishing
• signifying
• instancing
• pointing (out)
• signaling
• alluding (to)
• hinting (at)
• designating
• intimating
• declaring
• proclaiming
• interpolating
• publicizing
• interjecting
• infiltrating
• advertising
• elucidating
• sounding
• interposing
• insinuating
• bringing up
• broadcasting
• clearing (up)
• denominating
• explicating
• spelling out
• broaching
• worming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• forgetting
• neglecting
• disregarding
• overlooking
• passing over
• slighting
• overpassing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of noticing

That is, until audiences, like Carol, begin noticing all the fractures beneath the psyche of the shiny, happy people. — Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Anudike-Uzomah has been a pleasant surprise, with head coach Andy Reid noticing improved explosion and get-off. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026

An unusually sharp response is information worth noticing, Gaudiani says. — Angela Haupt, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

Customers see them in the marketing materials, but employees eventually stop noticing them. — Brandon Shannon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

He was recruited to the national team by coach Rui Águas on LinkedIn after noticing the club player was eligible because of his father’s Cape Verdean heritage. — Ainsley Flood, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, a legal services nonprofit, has been noticing an uptick in ICE arrests at airports around the region. — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Meyers then grabbed the glass and tried, again, to get the intro out of the way, before noticing yet another middle finger drawn on the cue cards. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Your smartphone is enough to start noticing the world differently. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 July 2026