Synonyms of seen

seen

verb

past participle of see

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noticed
• spotted
• viewed
• witnessed
• watched
• observed
• noted
• remarked
• looked (at)
• spied
• sighted
• discerned
• beheld
• perceived
• regarded
• eyed
• distinguished
• espied
• identified
• descried
• caught
• got a load of
• considered
• laid eyes on
• set eyes on
• marked
• studied
• picked out
• examined
• glimpsed
• scanned
• made out
• heeded
• attended (to)
• inspected
• scrutinized
• surveyed
• glanced (at)
• picked up
• peered (at)
• minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• disregarded
• missed
• passed over
• overlooked
• overpassed

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experienced
• undergone
• known
• witnessed
• had
• felt
• suffered
• sustained
• endured
• encountered
• tasted
• passed
• received
• gone through
• met
• accepted
• digested
• assimilated

3

as in heard

to come to an awareness of

I bought the best seller just to see what all the fuss was about

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heard
• realized
• discovered
• learned
• found
• ascertained
• found out
• got on (to)
• caught on (to)
• detected
• encountered
• got wind of
• spotted
• observed
• wised (up)
• hit (on or upon)
• tumbled (to)
• noted
• figured out
• discerned
• espied
• perceived
• descried
• calculated
• puzzled (out)
• divined
• doped (out)
• minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• overlooked
• ignored
• disregarded
• forgotten
• covered
• hidden
• concealed
• screened
• masked
• veiled
• cloaked
• blanketed
• shrouded
• blotted out
• unlearned
• curtained
• enshrouded
• occulted

4

as in sensed

to have a vague awareness of

I see a certain sadness in his letters to his relatives back home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sensed
• felt
• noticed
• heard
• perceived
• noted
• tasted
• smelled
• realized
• witnessed
• viewed
• observed
• expected
• remarked
• looked (at)
• discovered
• sighted
• spied
• discerned
• scented
• beheld
• ascertained
• anticipated
• suspected
• learned
• foreseen
• regarded
• espied
• found out
• surmised
• eyed
• speculated
• distinguished
• descried
• presumed
• guessed
• caught on (to)
• conjectured
• assumed
• supposed
• divined
• foreknown

5

as in visited

to make a social call upon

you should go and see Father at the hospital this afternoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visited
• called (on or upon)
• dropped in (on)
• looked up
• sought (out)
• dropped by

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• brushed (aside or off)
• snubbed
• cold-shouldered

6

as in known

to have a clear idea of

I see your point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• known
• understood
• got
• recognized
• realized
• appreciated
• sensed
• discerned
• perceived
• beheld
• comprehended
• conceived
• apprehended
• deciphered
• grasped
• caught
• seized
• made
• registered
• dug
• made out
• assimilated
• decoded
• caught on (to)
• picked up on
• intuited
• tumbled (to)
• twigged
• cognized
• savvied
• compassed
• grokked
• cottoned (to or on to)
• digested
• absorbed
• taken in
• penetrated
• pierced
• fathomed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• mistaken
• misunderstood
• misinterpreted
• misread
• misconstrued
• misconceived
• misperceived
• misapprehended

7

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanied
• escorted
• brought
• attended
• walked
• squired
• convoyed
• companioned
• chaperoned
• companied
• protected
• followed
• defended
• steered
• ushered
• guided
• guarded
• associated
• led
• conducted
• teamed (up)
• piloted
• tailed
• shadowed
• hung (around)
• tagged
• consorted
• hovered (over)
• palled (around)
• tagged along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandoned
• deserted
• dumped
• forsaken
• ditched

8

as in imagined

to form a mental picture of

I can't see that spoiled brat as a soldier at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imagined
• pictured
• envisioned
• visualized
• dreamed
• conceived
• featured
• envisaged
• fantasized
• fancied
• visioned
• fantasied
• imaged
• conceited
• reflected
• conjured (up)
• ideated
• foreseen
• daydreamed
• contemplated
• pondered
• mused
• hallucinated
• relived
• invented
• planned
• projected
• ruminated
• reminisced
• concocted
• manufactured
• stargazed
• meditated
• re-created
• prefigured
• made up
• fabricated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seen

Nearly 75% of teens have seen online pornography and more than half are encountering this type of content as early as age 12, according to new research from Common Sense Media. — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

The forecast comes as noctilucent clouds are being seen in the northern hemisphere, and a comet brightens. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

People, some who may have never seen drugs in their lives, thought the falling object was cocaine. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 21 July 2026

The local media business has seen major changes in recent years with the massive growth in social media, YouTube, Spotify and TikTok as competition for eyeballs. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 21 July 2026

There were 112 throws in the final third directed into the box during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but this year has seen an even higher rate. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026

The last two years have seen dozens of college athletes sue the NCAA to gain an additional year of eligibility, during which some could earn six or even seven figures in NIL and revenue-share money. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026

An up-and-comer from Evanston, IL who loves lacrosse, football, hanging with his best friends, and anything to do with art and history, Leber was most recently seen in a production of Leopoldstadt put on by Writers Theatre in Glencoe, Illinois. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 July 2026

Judges around the country have seen a rise in threats of violence and intimidation, including a fake swatting call to police about Barrett’s home in May. — ABC News, 14 July 2026