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

Gunn’s way of watching and noticing with the full weight of pure sympathy makes its way, with chiseled care, into a reticent eloquence. — Colm Tóibín, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Decker, a 2019 University of Mississippi graduate, is an artist and dorm room product designer who built a business after noticing the growing market during her own time on campus. — Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2026

But people must remain responsible for defining those standards, noticing when systems drift from them and answering for the consequences. — Anna Drobakha, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

The Kansas Livestock Association did not receive reports of arrests happening at worksites, but community members started noticing the arrival of officers on Tuesday. — Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

An example Hewish offers is a company noticing revenue dropping in one country and making incorrect assumptions based on its own incomplete data. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Duru first started noticing hair loss and soreness in her scalp around 2016. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026

This could look like pointing out a character’s different skin tone in a board book, or noticing aloud why a toy aisle is divided by color. — Anahi Collado, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

The more complicated a polynomial is, the more ways there are to shuffle its roots without anyone noticing the difference, leading to a richness of symmetries. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026