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 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 By the end of the day, Gallagher was hooked on the game, in part thanks to a coach who likely sensed his hesitation and put him straight to work. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

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Democrats felt optimistic about taking the majority earlier in the night than some had expected after the shocking win in South Carolina.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Nobody felt that more deeply than the College Football Playoff selection committee, which raised eyebrows galore in its first attempt of the season to make sense of it all.

— Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of felt

Verb

Heo Kang Il, an elite defector who managed a North Korean restaurant in China and in 2016 brought 12 of his staff with him to South Korea, knew people subjected to revolutionization and was subjected to it once himself.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
Everyone who knew and worked with him was familiar with his stories, often told in a regional Texas twang and often more than once – and occasionally with a remarkable addendum.

— Keith McDermott, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of knew

Verb

General Daily Insight for November 01, 2026 Being noticed feels good, until one reaction changes the mood.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Maybe the downstairs neighbor had noticed it and put it in a shoebox, not realizing that you weren’t supposed to do something like that.

— Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of noticed

Verb

The Tentative List, as the name suggests, comprises natural and cultural properties that a country considers to have the potential to be recognized as World Heritage.

— Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
Miami recognized its issues right away, and some of UM’s defenders wasted no time trying to correct them.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of recognized

Verb

But after an error allowed Junior Caminero to reach base to start the frame, the Rays finally smelled some life.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
At the hospital, the officer said Lopez smelled like alcohol and had red, watery eyes and his words were slurred.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of smelled

Verb

But a more apt comparison might be the Mirabilia Urbis Romae, in which Medieval scholars deciphered the staggering ruins of Classical Rome.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2026
Re-creating the Herculaneum scrolls To date, one entire scroll and passages from others have been deciphered, largely thanks to the Vesuvius Challenge, a project launched in 2023 that encourages researchers to decode scrolls for cash prizes.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

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