Synonyms and antonyms of To notice or recognize something or someone in British Thesaurus

notice (verb)

to become conscious of someone or something by seeing, hearing, or feeling them

recognize (verb)

to know who the person is or what the thing is that you are seeing, hearing etc because you have seen, heard etc them before

observe (verb)

formal to notice someone doing something, or to notice something happening

identify (verb)

to recognize someone and be able to say who they are

spot (verb)

to notice someone or something

detect (verb)

to notice something, especially when it is not obvious

discern (verb)

formal to notice something, especially after thinking about it carefully or studying it

tell (verb)

to recognize something as a result of knowledge, experience, or evidence

tell apart ()

to recognize the difference between two people or things that are very similar

recognition (noun)

the ability to recognize a person or thing

alight on (formal)

formal to suddenly notice or think of something

awaken to (formal)

formal to begin to notice something, or to make someone begin to notice something, especially danger

catch (verb)

to find someone doing something that they do not expect you to see, especially something wrong or illegal

catch (verb)

to find someone in a situation that they are not expecting or prepared for

catch someone in the act (of doing something) ()

to find someone and interrupt them when they are doing something wrong

clock (verb)

Britishinformal to notice someone

discover (verb)

to recognize the ability of someone such as a writer or performer and help to make them famous

feel (verb)

to notice something that is touching you or something that is happening to your body

feel (verb)

to notice something that you know is there but cannot see, hear, touch, or smell

have eyes in the back of your head ()

to notice everything that is happening around you

hear (verb)

to notice that someone is affected by a particular feeling from the way that they are speaking

ID (verb)

spoken to identify someone (=say who they are), especially a criminal or a dead body

identification (noun)

the action of recognizing someone who you have seen before

identification (noun)

the action of recognizing something that you are looking for

identify (verb)

to recognize something and understand exactly what it is

know (verb)

to recognize someone or something

miss (verb)

to notice that you do not have something any more

note (verb)

formal to notice or realize something

not know what someone sees in someone ()

to recognize a particular quality in someone or something

perceive (verb)

formal to notice or realize something

pick out ()

to recognize someone or something from a group

pick up ()

to notice a smell or sound, or to notice that someone or something is present

pick up on ()

to notice something that is not very obvious

place (verb)

to recognize someone or something and remember their name

recognise ()

a British spelling of recognize

register (verb)

to realize or notice something

see something coming (a mile off) ()

to notice or realize that something is going to happen

spot (verb)

to notice that someone has a talent that can be developed

spot/recognize/tell /someone/something a mile off ()

to see or recognize someone or something very easily

surprise (verb)

to discover someone doing something, especially something that they should not be doing

take note ()

to notice something and try to remember it because you think it is important

tell (verb)

to recognize the difference between one person or thing and another