PERCEIVES Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

perceives

verb

Definition of perceives next

present tense third-person singular of perceive

as in senses

to have a vague awareness of I thought I perceived a problem, but I wasn't sure

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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

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as in understands

to have a clear idea of I perceive your point, but I still disagree

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Recent Examples of perceives 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 The nervous system perceives and processes both stress and pain. —

Danielle Wilhour, The Conversation, 5 May 2026 The survey aimed to capture how the fanbase perceives the club and its interest in a rebrand, and wasn’t limited to just the crest. —

Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026 The Prince of Wales is said to be more involved in controlling the way the public perceives the monarchy. —

Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Mar. 2026 When the brain perceives threat or stress, a small structure called the amygdala activates the body’s alarm system. —

Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026

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Mother senses that her children are imprisoned in an underground area and asks that they be set free.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Botwin explained that this occurs when the body senses any danger or stress associated with past trauma.

— Sarah Dewberry, CNN Money, 27 May 2026