Synonyms of sensed

sensed

verb

past tense of sense

1

as in felt

to have a vague awareness of

the deer seemed to sense danger

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in understood

to have a clear idea of

I did not sense the full meaning of his cryptic warning until much later

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sensed

Originally cast in 2023 as a contestant for the K-pop reality show that formed Katseye, she was booted out early partly because—despite becoming a fan favorite in Netflix’s subsequent docuseries—the judges sensed she was destined for solo stardom. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026

Since Adebayo’s arrival in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft out of Kentucky, Haslem sensed that the chase would be on, as Adebayo kept hoarding boards and Haslem slowed toward retirement. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

But from the first lob Kessler caught from the star guard — when the team was playing pick up during a five-day trip in Slovenia this summer — the 25-year-old Atlanta native sensed something special building. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Watching Antonelli on the track and in the garage in the days before the race, Wolff sensed an easiness about his driver. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Fans have sensed a romantic connection between Kayce and Andrea, and PEOPLE sat down with Grimes to get the details on where season 2 of Marshals will take their relationship. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2026

At Lincoln Bay, Duke said their elevators sensed water and immediately went to the 10th floor, where they were locked in place and unusable until contractors cleared out the pit below. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Trump’s blunt talk and status as a celebrity businessman initially helped him around Dayton, where voters sensed that politics as usual had failed them. — Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

But Burton, the spiritual leader of the Valkyries, sensed her team needed a jolt and delivered it. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026