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

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

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