Synonyms of observation

observation

noun

ˌäb-sər-ˈvā-shən 

1

as in attention

a state of being aware

it has come to my observation that you've been missing a lot of school lately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attention
• awareness
• note
• mindfulness
• knowledge
• notice
• ear
• consciousness
• eye
• mind
• observance
• cognizance
• heed
• consideration
• care
• advertency
• understanding
• perception
• advertence
• regard
• concern
• recognition
• thought
• discernment
• watch
• hyperawareness
• advisement
• hyperconsciousness
• apprehension
• grasp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disregard
• neglect
• unawareness
• obliviousness

2

as in adherence

the following of a custom, rule, or law

a society in which a strict observation of business etiquette is expected of visiting foreigners

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adherence
• compliance
• observance
• conformity
• conformance
• obedience
• respect
• keeping
• deference
• regard
• abidance
• attendance
• acquiescence
• submission
• attention
• accession
• surrender
• upholding
• notice
• honor
• heed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• violation
• infringement
• breach
• ignoring
• disregard
• infraction
• transgression
• trespass
• contravention
• neglect
• forgetting
• nonobservance
• delinquency
• challenge
• offense
• offence
• wrong
• dereliction
• sin
• brush-off
• rebellion
• defiance
• overlooking
• flouting

Examples of observation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Playing smart, competitive football against two high-level opponents could indicate that this team may be capable of far more than preseason observations indicated. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn. —Steve Silverman, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024

Wednesday Mark 9/11 by joining the Memorial Climb at the observation tower at Circuit of the Americas, 8-10am. —Nicole Cobler, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024

Just as observation and a dose of evolutionary logic revealed male burying beetles not as attentive fathers but as possessive mate guarders, the natural and behavioral sciences deflated my dreamy credo, exposing my lofty aspirations as performance and self-deception. —Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024

Wendy Freedman at the University of Chicago is exploring how Webb telescope observations can be squared with the standard cosmological model. —Liz Kruesi, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2024