Synonyms and antonyms of To understand someone's character or thinking in British Thesaurus

identify with ()

to feel that you can understand and share someone else’s feelings

make out (informal)

informal to understand someone’s character

figure out ()

to understand what someone is like and why they behave in the way that they do

read (verb)

to be able to understand what someone is like or what they are thinking

see through ()

to realize what someone is really like or what they are really doing and not be tricked by them

penetrate someone’s disguise ()

to see who someone really is, although they are dressed or behaving in a way meant to trick you

read someone like a book ()

to be able to understand easily what someone is thinking or feeling

get the measure of someone/take someone’s measure ()

to understand what someone is really like so that you can decide how to deal with them or defeat them

have (got) someone’s number ()

to understand someone or realize the true purpose of their actions

relate to ()

to be able to understand a situation or the way that someone feels and thinks