twigged

verb

past tense of twig
as in understood
to have a clear idea of it took me a while to twig the true nature of the relationship between the two women

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Recent Examples of twigged True to form, the Boards of Canada resurrection has murmured to life so quietly that only the most obsessive of code breakers twigged it early on. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026 Born into a highly artistic family in San Juan, and painting and drawing since pre-school, del Valle first twigged to power of movement at age 11, when her parents took her to see French mime artist Marcel Marceau. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twigged
  1. understood
  2. knew
  3. deciphered
  4. saw
  5. grasped
  6. recognized
  7. comprehended
  8. appreciated
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  • It isn't completely understood how ibogaine works, but scientists know ibogaine affects the brain’s reward and pleasure system.
    — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Security is now understood as a personal risk structure, not merely a job title.
    — Henrik Totterman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of understood
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  • Crump, the family’s attorney, cast doubt on the notion that Wells may have drowned – saying the teen was a strong athlete and knew how to swim.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • State officials claim these corporations knew about the extreme dangers.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
Definition of knew
Verb
  • 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
  • The signature was deciphered with the help of AI, and specialists at auction house Lyon & Turnbull were able to confirm that Cadell was the artist.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
Definition of deciphered
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of saw
Verb
  • To improve reliability during use, the system also incorporates motion sensors that detect transport movements after an object has been grasped.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
  • The North Star socialists grasped that the organization was in danger of surrendering its commitment to democratic principles.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
Definition of grasped
Verb
  • There was another controversy over the skull-and-crossbones tattoo, which is widely recognized as a Nazi symbol, on his chest.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Based on the benefits of seawater, this therapy was already recognized in the 1960s in France, where Farnós studied at one of Europe’s oldest thalassotherapy and functional rehabilitation centers in Collioure.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
Definition of recognized
Verb
  • The company expects a little more of an impact in its Q2, but Cook said it’s fully comprehended in the above Street outlook of 48% to 49%.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of comprehended
Verb
  • The rabbits, however, divided their forces and swarmed both flanks of the coach (a move Napoleon surely could have appreciated).
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
  • Caparelli-Ruff said the office appreciated working with the County Board to receive bipartisan support for school safety improvements.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of appreciated

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“Twigged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twigged. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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