PERCEIVING Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

perceiving

verb

present participle of perceive

as in sensing

to have a vague awareness of I thought I perceived a problem, but I wasn't sure

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as in noticing

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes perceived that it was going to be a nice day

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as in knowing

to have a clear idea of I perceive your point, but I still disagree

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Recent Examples of perceiving An artist and musician by trade, Hunt brought an outsider’s instinct to the architectural blueprint of Fashion Forward, perceiving early on that creative industries rarely exist in isolation outside of corporate org charts. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 While linear broadcasters, like streamers, are still perceiving YouTube as a major disruptor and challenger, a number of them have started working more closely with the platform to tap into younger demographics and generate new advertising revenue. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 His emergence as the frontrunner to oust Starmer rattled bond markets earlier this year, with investors perceiving Burnham as much more left-leaning than his predecessor. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 Here’s what to know—and why consumers may be perceiving a greater number of outbreaks than usual, despite what the data shows. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Many are dissatisfied with democracy, perceiving participation as mere consultation without consequence. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Yet American students and scholars flocked in droves to theory, perceiving in its recondite abstractions a thrilling new way of understanding the world—even, some believed, of changing it. — Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 Yet much of the public has long since stopped perceiving him as such. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 But for others, difficulties in perceiving faces can impact their quality of life. — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

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Verb

The project also reflects the increasing importance of reliable manufacturing capacity in industries that depend on sophisticated electronic, sensing and space-related technologies.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
By temporarily clogging excess blood vessels, doctors can reduce inflammation and quiet pain-sensing nerves without major surgery or permanent implants.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of sensing

Verb

Bernard was on a color walk, a simple scavenger hunt organized around intentionally noticing a certain color—and how much of it is hiding in your ordinary surroundings.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Also worth noticing is the timestamp, showing when a specific voting location’s wait time was last updated.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of noticing

Verb

Here is something worth knowing about the category called rare disease.

— Miranda Pappas, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
Those details sketch an almost perfect outline of the experiences of Aleysha Ortiz, who graduated from Hartford Public Schools in 2024 without knowing how to read.

— Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of knowing

Verb

Thinking that writing code was the only bottleneck for deploying new software is like the Titanic seeing the tip of the iceberg and assuming there was nothing underneath it.

— Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
Reading a book, a poem, seeing a painting or a sculpture, or even hearing the intro of a song.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of seeing

Verb

Other possible uses include detecting weak magnetic signals from the heart and muscles, improving navigation, and spotting underground magnetic anomalies.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
For more help spotting suspicious sellers, see our guide on how to tell whether an online store is real or a scam.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of spotting

Verb

During that period and beyond, Hawthorne kept a series of notebooks, which scholars see as an important primary source for understanding the ideas and descriptions that informed his early writings and later novels.

— Robert S. Levine, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
The science writer Ann Finkbender wrote a charming essay about understanding this principle of life in Last Word on Nothing.

— Shayla Love, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of understanding

Verb

During Monday's Morning Meeting , Jim thought that Microsoft and Amazon would be feeling the most heat to raise funds following Meta's move Monday and Alphabet's $85 billion stock sale over the summer.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Most Western countries are aging and feeling the sting of inflation, especially in ballooning housing costs.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026

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