Synonyms of recognize

recognize

verb

1

as in to understand

to have a clear idea of

finally recognized that we were hopelessly lost

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understand
• know
• decipher
• see
• comprehend
• appreciate
• grasp
• realize
• discern
• perceive
• get
• apprehend
• sense
• conceive
• make
• assimilate
• seize
• decode
• dig
• register
• behold
• make out
• tumble (to)
• intuit
• catch on (to)
• cotton (to or on to)
• catch
• grok
• cognize
• compass
• pick up on
• twig
• savvy
• absorb
• fathom
• digest
• take in
• penetrate
• pierce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• misunderstand
• misread
• misinterpret
• mistake
• misconstrue
• misperceive
• misconceive
• misapprehend

• miss
• misunderstand
• misread
• misinterpret
• mistake
• misconstrue
• misperceive
• misconceive
• misapprehend

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2

as in to honor

to show appreciation, respect, or affection for (someone) with a public celebration

an awards banquet to recognize local heroes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• honor
• thank
• celebrate
• acknowledge
• congratulate
• commemorate
• commend
• salute
• applaud
• compliment
• cite
• fete
• praise
• extol
• fête
• credit
• cheer
• laud
• extoll
• memorialize
• tout
• hail
• acclaim
• observe
• glorify
• felicitate
• laureate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humble
• shame
• discredit
• dishonor
• humiliate
• disgrace
• libel
• malign
• defame
• condemn
• slander
• denounce
• hiss
• jeer
• boo
• damn
• slight
• censure
• bad-mouth
• mock
• ridicule
• put down
• hoot
• reprobate

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• humble
• shame
• discredit
• dishonor
• humiliate
• disgrace
• libel
• malign
• defame
• condemn
• slander
• denounce
• hiss
• jeer
• boo
• damn
• slight
• censure
• bad-mouth
• mock
• ridicule
• put down
• hoot
• reprobate

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