Related Searches
Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | see, notice |
| Synonyms: | beam, behold, catch, contemplate, detect, dig, discern, discover, distinguish, eagle-eye, espy, examine, eyeball, flash*, get a load of, get an eyeful of, inspect, keep one's eye on, lamp, look at, make out, mark, mind, monitor, note, pay attention to, perceive, pick up on, read, recognize, regard, scrutinize, spot, spy, study, survey, take in*, view, watch, witness |
| Antonyms: | ignore, miss, overlook |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pinpoint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | define, locate |
| Synonyms: | determinate, diagnose, distinguish, finger*, get a fix on, home in on, identify, place, recognize, spot |
| Antonyms: | be ambiguous, lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | place |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | locate, situate |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, assign, deposit, distribute, establish, finger, fix, install, lay, lodge, nail, park, peg, plant, position, put, quarter, repose, rest, set, settle, spot, stand, station, stick, store, stow |
| Notes: | in horse racing results, there is win, place, show, and also-ran |
| Antonyms: | dislodge, displace, empty, lose, misplace, remove |
| Main Entry: | place |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | identify, recognize |
| Synonyms: | associate, determinate, determine, diagnose, distinguish, figure out*, finger*, indicate, know, nail, peg, pinpoint, put one's finger on, remember, set in context, spot, tell |
| Notes: | in horse racing results, there is win, place, show, and also-ran |
| Antonyms: | forget, overlook |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | publicize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make widely known; promote |
| Synonyms: | advance, advertise, announce, bill, billboard, boost*, broadcast, build up*, cry, drum, extol, hard sell, headline, hype*, immortalize, make a pitch for, pitch, play up, plug*, press-agent, promulgate, propagandize, puff, push, put on the map, skywrite, soft-sell, splash, spot*, spotlight*, spread, tout, trumpet, write up |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide, secret |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recognize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | identify |
| Synonyms: | admit, be familiar, button down, descry, determinate, diagnose, diagnosticate, distinguish, espy, finger*, flash on, know, know again, make out, make*, nail, note, notice, observe, peg, perceive, pinpoint, place, recall, recollect, remark, remember, ring a bell, see, sight, spot, tab, tag, verify |
| Notes: | the use of 'appreciate' should involve valuing something or understanding it sympathetically, and when there is no value or sympathy, use 'recognize' or 'understand'; appreciate first meant 'set at a price; appraised' |
| Antonyms: | miss |
* = 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: | scout |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | investigate, check out |
| Synonyms: | case, examine, explore, ferret, have a look-see, hunt, inspect, look for, observe, probe, reconnoiter, run reconnaissance, rustle up, search, seek, set eyes on, spot, spy, stake out, survey, take in, track down, watch |
| Antonyms: | ignore, overlook, shun |
| 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 |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
