Synonyms of observed

observed

verb

past tense of observe

1

as in followed

to act according to the commands of

you must observe all the rules of this school, not simply the ones that meet with your personal approval

Synonyms & Similar Words

• followed
• obeyed
• adhered (to)
• conformed (to)
• kept to
• complied (with)
• fell in with
• minded
• abided by
• heard
• noticed
• submitted (to)
• goose-stepped (to)
• noted
• watched
• regarded
• yielded (to)
• agreed (to)
• surrendered (to)
• deferred (to)
• marked
• attended
• acceded (to)
• assented (to)
• acquiesced (to)
• took
• listened (to)
• heeded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• led
• challenged
• defied
• disobeyed
• refused
• directed
• dared
• ignored
• repudiated
• rebelled (against)
• renounced
• disregarded
• dismissed
• overlooked
• passed over
• violated
• brushed (off)
• winked (at)
• opposed
• breached
• broke
• mocked
• disobliged
• transgressed
• resisted
• fought
• infringed
• flouted
• shrugged off
• derided
• scorned
• disputed
• contested
• scoffed (at)
• tuned out
• combated
• overpassed
• withstood
• revolted (against)
• pooh-poohed
• bucked
• mutinied (against)

2

as in celebrated

to mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony

a time when few people in New England observed Christmas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• celebrated
• commemorated
• kept
• blessed
• remembered
• honored
• praised
• consecrated
• lauded
• sanctified
• solemnized
• feted
• memorialized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• violated
• broke
• ignored
• disregarded
• neglected
• overlooked
• transgressed
• forgot
• blew off

3

as in watched

to keep one's eyes on

happily spent many hours observing the birds at the backyard feeder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watched
• eyed
• followed
• viewed
• stared
• looked
• saw
• studied
• monitored
• beheld
• perceived
• regarded
• gazed
• peered
• had one's eye on
• guarded
• gawked
• gaped
• looked on
• goggled
• glimpsed
• glared
• woke
• spied
• peeked
• rubbernecked
• warded
• peeped
• espied
• glanced
• bird-dogged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blinked
• winked

4

as in reflected

to make a statement of one's opinion

"I think you might be mistaken," he observed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reflected
• remarked
• commented
• noted
• opined
• said
• commentated
• weighed in
• editorialized
• stated
• allowed
• spoke
• speculated
• surmised
• expressed
• talked
• verbalized
• uttered
• told
• conjectured
• articulated
• guessed
• vocalized
• supposed
• daresaid

5

as in noticed

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

she observed that the weather had changed again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noticed
• spotted
• saw
• regarded
• noted
• remarked
• eyed
• viewed
• witnessed
• discerned
• watched
• looked (at)
• perceived
• sighted
• spied
• beheld
• distinguished
• caught
• identified
• espied
• descried
• considered
• studied
• got a load of
• laid eyes on
• marked
• examined
• set eyes on
• picked out
• surveyed
• attended (to)
• inspected
• scanned
• scrutinized
• glimpsed
• made out
• heeded
• glanced (at)
• picked up
• peered (at)
• minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• disregarded
• passed over
• missed
• overlooked
• overpassed

6

as in noted

to take notice of and be guided by

generally observes the suggestions of the experts regarding baby care

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noted
• followed
• regarded
• obeyed
• watched
• considered
• listened (to)
• respected
• heeded
• heard
• contemplated
• pondered
• noticed
• weighed
• minded
• kept
• saw
• marked
• conformed (to)
• attended (to)
• mulled
• complied (with)
• hearkened (to)
• harked (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• dismissed
• neglected
• tuned out
• discounted
• passed over
• scorned
• brushed (aside or off)
• glossed (over)
• shrugged off
• flouted
• defied
• pooh-poohed
• snubbed
• glozed (over)
• slighted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of observed

Susan Sontag once observed that a photograph does not tell us what the thing looks like, only what a photograph of the thing looks like. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

One woman observed a session and asked what the couples were eating. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026

While Monday’s Yom Kippur holiday was not observed by the stock market, many in the media and entertainment business were attempting to stay offline during the Jewish high holy day. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

In a customer incident, the report may document any pain, dizziness, head impact, reduced movement, or other symptoms observed or reported after the fall, whether or not a medical diagnosis has been made. — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

The researchers also observed cones of radiation extending out from the accretion disks of AGNs, where fast shocks both rippled through central regions and traveled perpendicular to the radiation cones. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Responding officers allegedly observed visible injuries on the woman, per Click2Houston. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026

These particles emerge during particle collisions but can’t be observed like other particles. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Riemann observed that the zeros of this function appear to follow a pattern. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026