Discerns Synonyms and Antonyms

Catch sight of; recognize and understand
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. tells
  2. separates
  3. knows
  4. distinguishes
  5. discriminates
  6. differentiates
Antonyms:
  1. neglects
  2. disregards
  3. overlooks
To see
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. sees
  2. observes
  3. spots
  4. notices
  5. espies
  6. understands
  7. perceives
  8. uncovers
  9. remarks
  10. recognizes
  11. distinguishes
  12. descries
  13. beholds
  14. detects
  15. foresees
  16. notes
  17. minds
  18. discriminates
  19. marks
  20. discovers
  21. ascertains
  22. anticipates
To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. spies
  2. spots
  3. glimpses
  4. espies
  5. detects
  6. descries
  7. catches

Discerns Sentence Examples

  • A practised ear easily discerns the coexistence of these various tones when a pianoforte or violin string is thrown into vibration.

  • As a metaphysician he starts from what he terms "the higher scepticism" of the Hume-Kantian sphere of thought, the beginnings of which he discerns in Locke's perplexity about the idea of substance.

  • The intellect is a cleaver; it discerns and rifts its way into the secret of things.

  • You will also read a "level", which discerns for you ahead of time how much dance experience is expected to pull off the dance correctly after a few practice runs.

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