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

The work is noticing when those desires start directing our behavior. — Yann Dang, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Things are suddenly different, starting at work, where the gallery director confesses to noticing him for the first time and a punky feminist artist requests his involvement in her upcoming show. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Host Ben Shephard mentioned that Wiffen’s fellow skydiver had attempted to catch up with her after noticing that something might be wrong. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

The act of patiently noticing the physical world runs through the book. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Recently, bond traders and asset management firms from London and Sydney to Singapore have begun noticing a shift in Japanese capital flows. — CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Naturally, the authors are all Beatles fans who couldn’t help noticing how much their favorite band had permeated the world of science. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

This summer, however, Henry began noticing that something did not feel right. — Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Freedman said on a recent evening, noticing Zephyr had turned around. — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026