SEEN Synonyms: 235 Similar and Opposite Words

seen

verb

past participle of see

as in noticed

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes out of the corner of my eye I saw the deer run into the woods

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as in experienced

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it a writer who saw World War II through the eyes of a common soldier

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as in heard

to come to an awareness of I bought the best seller just to see what all the fuss was about

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as in sensed

to have a vague awareness of I see a certain sadness in his letters to his relatives back home

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as in visited

to make a social call upon you should go and see Father at the hospital this afternoon

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as in known

to have a clear idea of I see your point

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as in accompanied

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship thanks for coming, and I'll see you to the door

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as in imagined

to form a mental picture of I can't see that spoiled brat as a soldier at all

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Recent Examples of seen Having seen it on TV before, with its repetitive visuals—every athlete in black spandex, performing the same tasks with minute variations—this seemed dubious. —

Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 New home prices extended their decline in March nationwide, even though some major cities have seen some month-on-month improvement. —

Chris Lau, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 The last five millennia have typically seen a great diversity of co-existing political forms—sometimes overlapping and symbiotic, sometimes divided and incommensurable. —

Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 Officials also said the strain typically seen in the United States is not known to spread from person to person. —

Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026 These are not throwaway virtues in 2026, when the world is increasingly colonized by soulless vertical drama templates and is emptied of literacies, as seen when college students struggle to make any sense of the first seven paragraphs of a Dickens novel. —

Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 May 2026 This would prove potentially useful in tropical forests, as prey is often heard before it is seen. —

Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 Whether the Heat adds to that young core with this year’s first-round pick in June or includes that selection as part of a trade to acquire Antetokounmpo or another All-Star talent this offseason remains to be seen. —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026 The pilot also indicated that an individual had been seen on the runway prior to impact. —

Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026

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Kuo showed off her ice-queen garb and noticed a friend in the corner.

— Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
DeLuz noticed the Democrats becoming more combative, taking shots at Becerra during the last two debates as the former state attorney general is now considered the party's frontrunner.

— Terry Collins, USA Today, 14 May 2026