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

Bernard was on a color walk, a simple scavenger hunt organized around intentionally noticing a certain color—and how much of it is hiding in your ordinary surroundings. — Angela Haupt, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

Also worth noticing is the timestamp, showing when a specific voting location’s wait time was last updated. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

In practice, that means noticing signals no dashboard captures. — Tyson Gundersen, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Kim Petras is speaking up after noticing the recent negativity aimed at Hunter Schafer. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026

Weird things happen in three or four games throughout the regular season all the time, without anyone noticing or caring. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Be intentional about noticing autumn and Halloween displays on lawns and porches, which seem as popular as ever this year. — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Woodrow said neighbors began noticing changes in the water about five years ago. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Helbig was diagnosed with triple-positive breast cancer in the summer of 2023 after noticing a small lump in her breast. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026