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discern
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of DISCERN
1
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes <barely able to discern the garden gate through the mist>
Synonyms behold, catch, descry, discern, distinguish, espy, eye, look (at), note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, remark, sight, spot, spy, view, witness
2
to understand or point out the difference in <too young to discern between right and wrong>
Related Words contradistinguish; comprehend, grasp, know, understand; divide, part, sever; demarcate, mark (off), set off
3
to have a clear idea of <we're still trying to discern the meaning of that cryptic remark>
Synonyms appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand
Near Antonyms misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand
Antonyms miss
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