SENSED Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

sensed

verb

past tense of sense

as in felt

to have a vague awareness of the deer seemed to sense danger

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as in understood

to have a clear idea of I did not sense the full meaning of his cryptic warning until much later

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Recent Examples of sensed At that perilous moment, the players put football in perspective and sensed the historical implications of failing to acknowledge the event’s gravity. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 When news broke that Mark Walter’s insurance businesses were under federal investigation and that the Lakers and Dodgers owner might be in financial trouble, Josh Kushner sensed a business opportunity. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Spaces for refuge and companionship University student Iris Wang from neighboring Guangdong sensed tighter control over Hong Kong. — Kanis Leung, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2026 O’Neal sensed a similar opportunity with the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 Falwell correctly sensed vulnerability in the uneasy alliance between rationalism and Christianity that had prevailed since the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026 Jacalyn Lee first sensed something was off with her daughter, Isla, just before her first birthday. — Brad Quick, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 Luwi and the other highland boys sometimes attended Gajdusek’s lectures about kuru, and Luwi sensed that their presence gave him more credibility. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 As far back as 2017, OpenAI identified a sentiment neuron—a particular node in an AI model’s deep learning network that sensed whether the bias in an online Amazon review was positive or negative. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

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Verb

The Georgia international cutting in off the left to curl the ball into the far corner has been a trademark in European football since his 2022 move to Napoli, but the ball in behind being played by his opposite winger, Desire Doue, felt different.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The impact felt by Muslim Americans and others has been part of what Vida Lashgari has learned about the attacks that took place a few years before she was born.

— Deepti Hajela, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of felt

Verb

As the commission moved toward a vote on the plan, there was a certain resignation among the ballroom skeptics, who knew that they were outnumbered.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
His team-mates and Cisse were among those who knew what happened, while the club tried to help him.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of knew

Verb

Michael Reaves / Getty Images When the Bears traveled to Cincinnati for a joint practice last month, Kmet noticed how much the Bengals’ defense changed in one offseason, a perfect example of the message Johnson is sending.

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Common causes include overwatering, pests like leafminers or spider mites, fungal issues, or frost damage, which is often noticed in early spring.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of noticed

Verb

Narra, whose family is from southern India, recognized one of the songs — a number from the romantic comedy, Desi Boyz.

— Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
The film won for documentary or nonfiction special, while Hargitay was recognized for directing for a documentary/nonfiction program.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of recognized

Verb

Uncertainty notwithstanding, the longevity world has glommed onto the notion that the vaginal microbiome is some kind of exotic tealeaf that can be deciphered—and perfected by purchasing the right supplements.

— Sarah DiGregorio, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
Its successor script, Linea B, was also a mystery until it was deciphered in 1952 by an amateur linguist and cryptographer Michael Ventris with the help of classicist John Chadwick, both building on patterns in the script first identified by classicist Alice Kober.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 June 2026

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