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

Targets household robotics Meta’s reported design requirements place considerable emphasis on how the robot perceives and communicates with people. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

Gray noise, calibrated so the ear perceives all frequencies at equal volume per The New York Times, is likely to show up as a default option in more sleep apps. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Ludwig hopes that Crowley, if elected, perceives the discontent about his party. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

In reality, these students can properly scrutinize their universities, which, much like Akhtar’s narrator, perceives them solely as threats or clients. — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

The buyer’s managing how someone with authority over them perceives them. — Laiba Tariq, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The depravity of the aristocrats in the periphery comes off as deliciously cartoonish, likely because that’s how Fyodor perceives them. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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

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