Synonyms of sees

sees

verb

present tense third-person singular of see

1

as in notices

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

• notices
• eyes
• spots
• regards
• perceives
• observes
• beholds
• discerns
• remarks
• notes
• looks (at)
• catches
• views
• watches
• sights
• distinguishes
• witnesses
• spies
• identifies
• considers
• espies
• descries
• gets a load of
• lays eyes on
• sets eyes on
• examines
• picks out
• heeds
• inspects
• scrutinizes
• scans
• marks
• glimpses
• attends (to)
• surveys
• makes out
• studies
• minds
• picks up
• peers (at)
• glances (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• neglects
• disregards
• passes over
• misses
• overlooks
• overpasses

2

as in undergoes

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

• undergoes
• has
• experiences
• knows
• endures
• feels
• suffers
• witnesses
• sustains
• receives
• tastes
• encounters
• goes through
• passes
• accepts
• meets
• assimilates
• digests

3

as in realizes

to come to an awareness of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realizes
• discovers
• hears
• learns
• finds
• ascertains
• finds out
• gets on (to)
• detects
• perceives
• gets wind of
• catches on (to)
• encounters
• wises (up)
• tumbles (to)
• hits (on or upon)
• observes
• discerns
• espies
• calculates
• spots
• figures out
• descries
• notes
• puzzles (out)
• divines
• minds
• dopes (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• ignores
• overlooks
• disregards
• forgets
• hides
• covers
• conceals
• masks
• curtains
• blankets
• unlearns
• screens
• shrouds
• enshrouds
• cloaks
• blots out
• veils
• occults

4

as in senses

to have a vague awareness of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• senses
• feels
• hears
• perceives
• notices
• smells
• realizes
• expects
• tastes
• anticipates
• discovers
• foresees
• learns
• beholds
• discerns
• looks (at)
• observes
• eyes
• sights
• notes
• witnesses
• distinguishes
• remarks
• assumes
• presumes
• supposes
• suspects
• ascertains
• speculates
• espies
• scents
• finds out
• spies
• views
• regards
• descries
• guesses
• surmises
• foreknows
• catches on (to)
• divines
• conjectures

5

as in visits

to make a social call upon

you should go and see Father at the hospital this afternoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visits
• calls (on or upon)
• seeks (out)
• looks up
• drops in (on)
• drops by

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• brushes (aside or off)
• snubs
• cold-shoulders

6

as in knows

to have a clear idea of

I see your point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knows
• understands
• recognizes
• deciphers
• comprehends
• appreciates
• grasps
• realizes
• perceives
• gets
• discerns
• conceives
• beholds
• apprehends
• senses
• makes
• seizes
• intuits
• assimilates
• decodes
• catches
• digs
• tumbles (to)
• registers
• cognizes
• catches on (to)
• makes out
• groks
• twigs
• picks up on
• absorbs
• savvies
• cottons (to or on to)
• digests
• penetrates
• takes in
• compasses
• pierces
• fathoms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• misunderstands
• misinterprets
• misreads
• misconstrues
• mistakes
• misconceives
• misapprehends
• misperceives

7

as in accompanies

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

• accompanies
• attends
• brings
• escorts
• companies
• companions
• walks
• protects
• defends
• convoys
• follows
• guides
• chaperones
• squires
• steers
• leads
• ushers
• teams (up)
• guards
• conducts
• associates
• tails
• hangs (around)
• tags
• pilots
• shadows
• hovers (over)
• consorts
• pals (around)
• tags along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandons
• ditches
• dumps
• deserts
• forsakes

8

as in envisions

to form a mental picture of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• envisions
• imagines
• visualizes
• envisages
• conceives
• dreams
• visions
• fantasizes
• contemplates
• features
• pictures
• fantasies
• fancies
• conjures (up)
• reflects
• plans
• images
• foresees
• conceits
• ponders
• ideates
• relives
• hallucinates
• invents
• ruminates
• daydreams
• muses
• reminisces
• concocts
• meditates
• manufactures
• prefigures
• stargazes
• re-creates
• projects
• makes up
• fabricates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sees

The field of would-be flying car makers is growing, but Dukhovny sees just one real rival. — CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Co-founder and CEO Ashi Dissanayake says the company sees the stations as its primary business. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026

The more useful exercise is to ask harder questions about what happens to product discovery when an AI system starts deciding which products a shopper sees. — Zohar Gilad, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026

International visitors account for 40 percent of sales at the Haussmann flagship, led by Chinese, American and Middle Eastern clients, but Baume sees potential with other regions. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026

As King Olav Haraldsson wages a brutal campaign to unite Norway under one throne and one God, Aud, a gifted blacksmith, sees her world torn apart. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Based on an Australian format, the series sees experts match two single strangers who meet for the first time on their wedding day before immediately moving in together. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026

The Federal Reserve sees the labor market as being on a solid footing, although uncertainty remains. — Jenni Reid,lee Ying Shan,paulina Likos, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, sees a potential silver lining from the pullback in the AI trade and obstacles to building data centers. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026