SENSES Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of sense

as in feelings

an indefinite physical response to a stimulus a strange sense of discomfort brought on by the room's strong colors

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as in meanings

the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action got the general sense of the poem

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senses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sense

as in smells

to have a vague awareness of the deer seemed to sense danger

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as in knows

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 senses

Noun

The Find + Follow Air Purifier senses areas of high air pollutants in the home – such as where residents are cooking, smoking or burning candles – and adjusts its position to clean this air. — Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 The five senses — sound, touch, taste, vision and smell — are all key blocks of memory building. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026 Resilient people experience life’s typical ups and downs, but their senses don’t overwhelm them. — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 The YouTube stuff, by comparison, feels sloppy, in multiple senses of the word. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 Inside a training apartment on-site, specialists taught Darnes how to navigate daily life using touch, sound, bump dots, and his remaining senses. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Each step sends a ripple through the spongy, thin mat, a slow undulating motion beneath your feet that surprises the senses, disorienting yet simultaneously strangely delightful. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 This may mean experiencing a familiar landscape from a completely different angle, seeing it through the eyes of a local, or engaging with it through the senses. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 The primary effects generally wear off in less than an hour, but a person’s senses may remain dulled and their judgment and coordination impaired for several hours afterward. — Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026

Verb

Pictures and video are only captured when the camera senses a vehicle going 10 miles per hour or more above the speed limit. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 One of her governesses, Leonora, usually keen to practice corporal punishment on nonconforming children, senses this spark in Adelaide and tries to snuff it out for the child’s benefit. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The camera handles sight, and the phone's inertial measurement unit (IMU), a chip that senses tilt and motion, works like an inner ear for balance. — New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026 Marketing already senses it and is reaching for the wrong tool. — Richard Freisberg, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 There’s something within Cathy that Charles senses within himself, some capacity for darkness Adam doesn’t naturally possess. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 Though one senses her powers of persuasion are being misused at this corporate advertising agency. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 Made from porous nickel pyrophosphate (Ni2P2O7), an advanced nanomaterial, the memristor senses humidity and mimics functions associated with biological memory. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 Yet Williams senses an opportunity to color outside the lines, to hunt a big play to one of his favorite targets. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for senses

Noun

The results are most effective when the lyrics are tight and embody the colorful feelings that Greene’s music often evokes.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
That and the two uniquely miserable Atlanta seasons under Morris’ guidance would normally be enough to gin up some bad feelings among the masses.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of feelings

Noun

Many of these ghostly impressions and meanings have survived to the present day.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026
As the South has become more and more industrialized over the past half-century, these social meanings associated with the accent’s use now highlight a disconnect between its new urban vibe and its older, traditional rural one.

— Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of meanings

Verb

The prince didn’t have any luck in blocking Kelce, which comes as little surprise given the Chiefs star knows how to avoid defensive players.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
Anyone who has worked at a fast-growing company at the edge of technology knows that obligations, circumstances and products change daily.

— Daniel Kjellén, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of knows

Verb

Future quantum applications The team sees potential applications in electronics that consume less power and switch states rapidly.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
What the Collective[i] network sees says the answer is faster than almost anyone expects.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of sees

Verb

University of Miami president Joe Echevarria understands where the Atlantic Coast Conference stands in the grand scheme of college athletics.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
The smiling, amiable android understands very little about her surroundings, believing that the sun (which recharges her batteries) is a deity that listens to her prayers to be chosen by a human.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026