Synonyms of discerned

discerned

verb

past tense of discern

1

as in noticed

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes

barely able to discern the garden gate through the mist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noticed
• spotted
• saw
• regarded
• eyed
• noted
• remarked
• observed
• viewed
• perceived
• sighted
• looked (at)
• spied
• beheld
• distinguished
• watched
• witnessed
• identified
• descried
• caught
• espied
• considered
• examined
• got a load of
• studied
• laid eyes on
• set eyes on
• marked
• scanned
• heeded
• glimpsed
• picked out
• inspected
• surveyed
• scrutinized
• attended (to)
• made out
• glanced (at)
• picked up
• minded
• peered (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• disregarded
• passed over
• missed
• overlooked
• overpassed

2

as in differentiated

to understand or point out the difference in

too young to discern between right and wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

• differentiated
• distinguished
• discriminated
• separated
• understood
• differenced
• secerned
• comprehended
• knew
• divided
• grasped
• contradistinguished
• severed
• demarcated
• set off
• marked (off)
• parted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confused
• mixed (up)
• mingled
• confounded
• mistook
• lumped (together)

3

as in understood

to have a clear idea of

we're still trying to discern the meaning of that cryptic remark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understood
• knew
• deciphered
• recognized
• comprehended
• grasped
• saw
• appreciated
• realized
• sensed
• perceived
• conceived
• got
• apprehended
• beheld
• assimilated
• decoded
• made
• intuited
• seized
• dug
• registered
• caught
• picked up on
• grokked
• made out
• twigged
• cognized
• caught on (to)
• tumbled (to)
• compassed
• savvied
• digested
• absorbed
• cottoned (to or on to)
• fathomed
• penetrated
• took in
• pierced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• misunderstood
• misinterpreted
• misread
• misconstrued
• mistook
• misconceived
• misapprehended
• misperceived