Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attention to, knowledge of something |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, acquittal, acquittance, adherence, awareness, carrying out, celebration, cognizance, compliance, discharge, fidelity, fulfillment, heed, heeding, honoring, keeping, mark, mind, note, notice, obedience, observation, performance, regard, remark, satisfaction |
| Notes: | observance refers to the following of a custom, duty, or law; observation refers to the act of noticing or recording |
| Antonyms: | carelessness, heedlessness, neglect, thoughtlessness |
| Main Entry: | precision |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accuracy |
| Synonyms: | attention, care, carefulness, correctness, definiteness, definitiveness, definitude, exactitude, exactness, fidelity, heed, meticulousness, nicety, particularity, preciseness, rigor, sureness |
| Antonyms: | imprecision, inaccuracy, inexactness |
| Main Entry: | regard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attention, look |
| Synonyms: | care, carefulness, cognizance, concern, consciousness, curiosity, gaze, glance, heed, interest, interestedness, mark, mind, note, notice, observance, observation, once-over, remark, scrutiny, stare, view |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignorance, neglect |
| Main Entry: | regard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look at; listen to |
| Synonyms: | advertise, attend, beam, behold, contemplate, eye, eyeball, flash, gaze, get a load of, give attention, heed, look on, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, overlook, pay attention, pipe, pore over, read, remark, respect, scan, scrutinize, see, spy, stare at, take into consideration, take notice of, view, watch, witness |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore, look away |
| Main Entry: | remark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comment, observation |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, annotation, assertion, attention, back talk, bon mot, cognizance, comeback, commentary, conclusion, consideration, crack*, declaration, elucidation, exegesis, explanation, explication, exposition, expression, gloss, heed, illustration, interpretation, mention, mind, note, notice, obiter dictum, observance, opinion, point, recognition, reflection, regard, saying, statement, talk, thought, two cents' worth, utterance, wisecrack, witticism, word |
| Antonyms: | silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | remark |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | notice and comment |
| Synonyms: | animadvert, behold, catch, commentate, crack*, declare, descry, espy, heed, make out, mark, mention, mouth off, note, observe, pass comment, perceive, pick up on, reflect, regard, say, see, speak, spot, state, take note, take notice, utter, wisecrack |
| Antonyms: | hold back, suppress |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | respect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admire; obey |
| Synonyms: | abide by, adhere to, adore, appreciate, attend, be awed by, be kind to, comply with, defer to, esteem, follow, have good opinion of, have high opinion, heed, honor, look up to, note, notice, observe of, pay attention, recognize, regard, revere, reverence, set store by, show consideration, show courtesy, spare, take into account, think highly of, uphold, value, venerate |
| Antonyms: | condemn, disobey, disrespect, scorn |
| Main Entry: | see |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perceive with eyes |
| Synonyms: | be apprised of, beam, behold, catch a glimpse of, catch sight of, clock, contemplate, descry, detect, discern, distinguish, espy, examine, eye, flash, gape, gawk, gaze, get a load of, glare, glimpse, heed, identify, inspect, lay eyes on, look, look at, make out, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, pay attention to, peek, peep, peer, peg, penetrate, pierce, recognize, regard, remark, scan, scope, scrutinize, sight, spot, spy, stare, survey, take notice, view, watch, witness |
| Antonyms: | be blind |
| Main Entry: | solicitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | worry, anxiety |
| Synonyms: | TLC, attention, attentiveness, care, compunction, concern, concernment, considerateness, consideration, disquiet, disquietude, heed, presentiment, qualm, regard, scruple, tender loving care, unease, uneasiness, watchfulness |
| Antonyms: | calm, contentedness, ease, peacefulness |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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