Thesaurus
observe
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of OBSERVE
1
to act according to the commands of <you must observe all the rules of this school, not simply the ones that meet with your personal approval>
Related Words defer (to), submit (to), surrender (to), yield (to); accede (to), acquiesce (to), agree (to), assent (to); attend, hear, heed, listen (to), mark, note, notice, regard, take, watch
Near Antonyms disoblige; challenge, dare; refuse, renounce, repudiate; direct, lead; brush off, disregard, ignore, overlook, overpass, pass over, tune out, wink (at); dismiss, pooh-pooh (also pooh), shrug off; breach, break, infringe, transgress, violate; deride, flout, mock, scoff (at), scorn; mutiny (against), revolt (against); buck, combat, contest, dispute, fight, oppose, resist, withstand
2
to mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony <a time when few people in New England observed Christmas>
Related Words bless, consecrate, sanctify, solemnize; fete (or fête), honor, laud, praise; memorialize, remember
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to make a statement of one's opinion <“I think you might be mistaken,” he observed>
5
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes <she observed that the weather had changed again>
Synonyms behold, catch, descry, discern, distinguish, espy, eye, look (at), note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, remark, sight, spot, spy, view, witness
6
to take notice of and be guided by <generally observes the suggestions of the experts regarding baby care>
Related Words consider, contemplate, mull, ponder, weigh; comply (with), conform (to), keep, obey, respect; attend (to), hark (to), hear, hearken (to); mark, notice, see
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