Synonyms of observing

observing 1 of 3

adjective

1

as in participating

Related Words

• participating
• accompanying
• present
• attending
• available
• in
• breathing
• existing
• latent
• live
• abounding
• extant
• existent

Dissimilar Words

• absent
• out
• missing
• gone
• retired
• departed
• away
• nonexistent
• deceased
• dead
• truant
• late
• vanished
• defunct
• demised
• lost
• delinquent
• delayed
• tardy
• belated
• overdue
• AWOL

2

as in aware

Related Words

• aware
• watchful
• vigilant
• observant
• attentive
• sighted
• alert
• sharp-eyed
• hawkeyed
• sharp-sighted
• lynx-eyed
• eagle-eyed
• clear-sighted

Dissimilar Words

• blind
• sightless
• eyeless
• visionless
• nearsighted
• myopic
• astigmatic
• shortsighted
• stone-blind
• purblind

observing

2 of 3

noun

as in observation

Related Words

• observation
• monitoring
• observance
• policing
• supervision
• surveillance
• guidance
• management
• running
• stewardship
• administration
• regulation
• care
• control
• superintendence
• oversight
• direction
• leadership
• piloting
• superintendency
• headship
• steering
• generalship
• charge
• government
• rule
• hand(s)
• shepherding
• reign
• protection
• tutelage
• auspices
• guardianship
• trusteeship
• aegis

observing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of observe

1

as in obeying

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

• obeying
• following
• conforming (to)
• adhering (to)
• complying (with)
• minding
• keeping to
• abiding by
• falling in with
• watching
• goose-stepping (to)
• noticing
• hearing
• regarding
• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• surrendering (to)
• deferring (to)
• attending
• noting
• agreeing (to)
• marking
• taking
• assenting (to)
• acceding (to)
• heeding
• listening (to)
• acquiescing (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defying
• disobeying
• leading
• challenging
• ignoring
• refusing
• directing
• daring
• rebelling (against)
• renouncing
• repudiating
• disregarding
• dismissing
• overlooking
• violating
• breaking
• passing over
• brushing (off)
• mocking
• disobliging
• breaching
• fighting
• winking (at)
• transgressing
• opposing
• tuning out
• scorning
• infringing
• flouting
• deriding
• resisting
• combating
• contesting
• shrugging off
• withstanding
• disputing
• bucking
• scoffing (at)
• overpassing
• pooh-poohing
• revolting (against)
• mutinying (against)

2

as in celebrating

to mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony

a time when few people in New England observed Christmas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• celebrating
• commemorating
• keeping
• remembering
• blessing
• honoring
• praising
• sanctifying
• consecrating
• lauding
• memorializing
• solemnizing
• feting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breaking
• violating
• ignoring
• forgetting
• disregarding
• neglecting
• overlooking
• transgressing
• blowing off

3

as in watching

to keep one's eyes on

happily spent many hours observing the birds at the backyard feeder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watching
• eyeing
• following
• viewing
• staring
• seeing
• gazing
• looking
• monitoring
• perceiving
• studying
• beholding
• peering
• gawking
• regarding
• guarding
• having one's eye on
• gaping
• goggling
• glaring
• waking
• spying
• glimpsing
• looking on
• peeking
• warding
• peeping
• rubbernecking
• espying
• glancing
• bird-dogging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• winking
• blinking

4

as in reflecting

to make a statement of one's opinion

"I think you might be mistaken," he observed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reflecting
• commenting
• remarking
• noting
• opining
• saying
• commentating
• editorializing
• weighing in
• speaking
• allowing
• stating
• talking
• speculating
• verbalizing
• telling
• vocalizing
• expressing
• articulating
• uttering
• conjecturing
• surmising
• guessing
• supposing
• daresaying

5

as in noticing

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

she observed that the weather had changed again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noticing
• spotting
• seeing
• regarding
• eyeing
• viewing
• watching
• remarking
• perceiving
• noting
• witnessing
• spying
• looking (at)
• sighting
• beholding
• discerning
• distinguishing
• catching
• identifying
• espying
• descrying
• considering
• studying
• examining
• getting a load of
• surveying
• inspecting
• setting eyes on
• laying eyes on
• scanning
• marking
• scrutinizing
• picking out
• heeding
• attending (to)
• making out
• glimpsing
• minding
• glancing (at)
• peering (at)
• picking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• disregarding
• neglecting
• passing over
• missing
• overlooking
• overpassing

6

as in following

to take notice of and be guided by

generally observes the suggestions of the experts regarding baby care

Synonyms & Similar Words

• following
• noting
• watching
• regarding
• obeying
• respecting
• listening (to)
• considering
• heeding
• contemplating
• pondering
• hearing
• weighing
• keeping
• noticing
• minding
• seeing
• mulling
• conforming (to)
• complying (with)
• marking
• attending (to)
• hearkening (to)
• harking (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• disregarding
• dismissing
• neglecting
• discounting
• scorning
• tuning out
• passing over
• brushing (aside or off)
• glossing (over)
• flouting
• defying
• shrugging off
• pooh-poohing
• snubbing
• glozing (over)
• slighting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of observing

Noun

Swift receives more annual observing requests than any NASA facility except the James Webb Space Telescope, and its scientific portfolio is broad, extending to comets and planets in other solar systems. — Anna Y. Q. Ho, Scientific American, 29 June 2026

That something has to do with who or what is on the other side of observation, as well as who or what is doing the observing. — Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026

With upcoming observing runs from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration expected to deliver even more data, scientists hope to refine these categories and test whether this three-family model truly holds. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026

That means its peak brightness may coincide with its most difficult observing conditions. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026

For an even more enhanced observing experience, find a dark environment away from bright lights to attend the total eclipse show. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026

There is discussion in the news nationwide about legal observing and know-your-rights training sessions. — Heidi Reynolds-Stenson, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2026

In civil-rights circles, that work falls under the broad definition of legal observing. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026

In fact, during the first period of the fourth observing run (known as O4A), LIGO saw more gravitational wave events than from all previous observing runs combined. — Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025

Verb

Aquarius has played host to researchers observing the marine life around them, studying the effects of long term pressure on the human body, learning best practices for remote robotic surgery and even growing food and fungi underwater. — Alex Harris july 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Meyers has spent the last few months visiting each campus, reviewing data, observing classrooms, and meeting with teachers, students, staff and parents. — Samuel O’Neal 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Those interested in observing a run are encouraged to call state and county beach lifeguards who may be able to determine whether a spawning has occurred, according to the CDFW. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Many of the lessons Trey gleaned from the stars at dad’s work — first with the Angels and then, the last eight years, the Dodgers — came from observing. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

This often involves modeling for the parent and observing how the parent delivers the ABA treatment. — Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Stargazing teaches you that observing is not always about pointing higher into the sky. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 July 2026

Her studies have followed kids over time, observing the evolution of their narratives about friendship. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 10 July 2026

While birdwatching typically refers to casually observing birds, birding is a more intentional and accessible hobby focused on identifying species and learning about their behavior. — Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 9 July 2026