Synonyms of perceives

perceives

verb

present tense third-person singular of perceive

1

as in senses

to have a vague awareness of

I thought I perceived a problem, but I wasn't sure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• senses
• feels
• sees
• hears
• smells
• notices
• tastes
• realizes
• expects
• anticipates
• discerns
• discovers
• learns
• beholds
• observes
• foresees
• eyes
• distinguishes
• sights
• looks (at)
• scents
• supposes
• regards
• notes
• witnesses
• presumes
• assumes
• ascertains
• remarks
• views
• suspects
• espies
• speculates
• finds out
• descries
• spies
• guesses
• surmises
• foreknows
• divines
• catches on (to)
• conjectures

2

as in notices

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

perceived that it was going to be a nice day

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in understands

to have a clear idea of

I perceive your point, but I still disagree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understands
• knows
• sees
• recognizes
• comprehends
• deciphers
• grasps
• appreciates
• realizes
• discerns
• conceives
• gets
• senses
• apprehends
• beholds
• intuits
• assimilates
• makes
• decodes
• cognizes
• seizes
• registers
• catches
• tumbles (to)
• digs
• makes out
• catches on (to)
• groks
• twigs
• absorbs
• picks up on
• cottons (to or on to)
• savvies
• penetrates
• digests
• compasses
• pierces
• takes in
• fathoms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• misunderstands
• misinterprets
• misreads
• misconstrues
• misconceives
• mistakes
• misperceives
• misapprehends

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perceives

Society perceives fathers who kill to be evil, but certain mothers appear to be presumed mentally ill. — Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

The person receiving the silence perceives it as hostility, and the absence of certainty leaves room for suspicion to grow. — Alejandro Cárdenas Villa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Trump is famously sensitive to how the public perceives his popularity. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 19 July 2026

The comments followed lackluster second quarter financials with execs on the defensive as analysts grilled the company on what Wall Street perceives as a bit of a slump. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 July 2026

But come January, California — which perceives itself as oh-so-cutting edge on oh-so-many things — will install the 41st in the state’s unbroken line of male governors. — Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

If perceptions are central to the sense of self, that sense will look different depending on how each animal perceives the world. — Federica Sgorbissa, ArsTechnica, 24 May 2026

Has that prompted any soul searching for you about how the public perceives you? — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026

Some of Thomas’s critique appeared to be aimed at weak-willed conservatives, including his fellow-Justices, for being, as Thomas perceives it, too spineless to stand up for the ideals enshrined in the Declaration. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 May 2026