Synonyms of observes

observes

verb

present tense third-person singular of observe

1

as in follows

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

• follows
• obeys
• conforms (to)
• adheres (to)
• complies (with)
• keeps to
• minds
• falls in with
• hears
• abides by
• goose-steps (to)
• notices
• watches
• submits (to)
• yields (to)
• defers (to)
• surrenders (to)
• attends
• agrees (to)
• regards
• heeds
• takes
• notes
• assents (to)
• accedes (to)
• marks
• listens (to)
• acquiesces (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defies
• disobeys
• refuses
• leads
• directs
• dares
• rebels (against)
• ignores
• repudiates
• renounces
• challenges
• disregards
• dismisses
• overlooks
• violates
• passes over
• breaks
• derides
• scorns
• transgresses
• mocks
• opposes
• flouts
• disobliges
• brushes (off)
• resists
• shrugs off
• winks (at)
• infringes
• breaches
• withstands
• scoffs (at)
• disputes
• pooh-poohs
• fights
• tunes out
• combats
• contests
• revolts (against)
• overpasses
• bucks
• mutinies (against)

2

as in celebrates

to mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony

a time when few people in New England observed Christmas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• celebrates
• commemorates
• keeps
• blesses
• remembers
• lauds
• sanctifies
• consecrates
• praises
• honors
• memorializes
• solemnizes
• fetes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• violates
• breaks
• ignores
• forgets
• neglects
• disregards
• transgresses
• overlooks
• blows off

3

as in watches

to keep one's eyes on

happily spent many hours observing the birds at the backyard feeder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watches
• eyes
• follows
• sees
• perceives
• stares
• looks
• beholds
• gazes
• views
• monitors
• has one's eye on
• gapes
• gawks
• regards
• peers
• wakes
• looks on
• glares
• guards
• goggles
• espies
• studies
• spies
• wards
• peeks
• rubbernecks
• glimpses
• glances
• bird-dogs
• peeps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• winks
• blinks

4

as in reflects

to make a statement of one's opinion

"I think you might be mistaken," he observed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reflects
• remarks
• comments
• opines
• notes
• says
• commentates
• editorializes
• weighs in
• allows
• speaks
• states
• speculates
• verbalizes
• tells
• articulates
• utters
• surmises
• expresses
• vocalizes
• supposes
• talks
• conjectures
• guesses
• daresays

5

as in notices

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

she observed that the weather had changed again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notices
• sees
• eyes
• spots
• regards
• perceives
• discerns
• remarks
• notes
• beholds
• distinguishes
• watches
• looks (at)
• witnesses
• sights
• spies
• views
• identifies
• espies
• catches
• descries
• considers
• gets a load of
• lays eyes on
• sets eyes on
• examines
• scrutinizes
• inspects
• heeds
• picks out
• marks
• attends (to)
• surveys
• scans
• makes out
• studies
• glimpses
• minds
• picks up
• peers (at)
• glances (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• neglects
• disregards
• passes over
• misses
• overlooks
• overpasses

6

as in notes

to take notice of and be guided by

generally observes the suggestions of the experts regarding baby care

Synonyms & Similar Words

• follows
• notes
• obeys
• considers
• regards
• watches
• respects
• listens (to)
• heeds
• contemplates
• hears
• minds
• weighs
• ponders
• sees
• keeps
• notices
• mulls
• conforms (to)
• complies (with)
• attends (to)
• marks
• hearkens (to)
• harks (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• disregards
• dismisses
• neglects
• scorns
• passes over
• discounts
• defies
• flouts
• shrugs off
• glosses (over)
• brushes (aside or off)
• tunes out
• pooh-poohs
• glozes (over)
• snubs
• slights

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of observes

The aging millionaire boom is reshaping the real estate market, the Sotheby study observes. — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Boyd’s insight was that whoever observes and orients better gets inside their opponent’s decision cycle and dictates the fight. — Nnamdi Iregbulem, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Making small talk about boycotts of companies associated with bad causes, Maher observes that Hugo Boss supplied uniforms to the ur-villains of the 20th century. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 23 July 2026

Within the laws of quantum mechanics, the results are not fixed until someone observes them. — Aldo Romero, The Conversation, 15 July 2026

The film cuts to a crematorium, where a child observes a shelf full of urns for people whose remains were never picked up by their relatives. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 11 July 2026

The rapid rise of China’s biotech industry has led some American drug developers to do their work in near total secrecy, the Wall Street Journal observes. — Damian Garde, STAT, 10 July 2026

But there’s a savvy 2026 vibe about the way the film refuses to create florid melodrama out of quotidian crisis, and instead observes with generosity as the characters grope awkwardly toward emotional détente and mutual forgiveness. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

What to read next Russia claims the satellite just observes Earth. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 8 July 2026