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perceived

perceived

215 4.4
Noticed or felt by someone, even if it may not be true
  • adjective
  • /pərˈsiːvd/
: percibido
  • She is often perceived as a leader due to her confidence and charisma.

If you're not perceived this way, what happens?

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Examples

  • But let us not keep going for the easiest perceived solution to problems.

  • That might not be as easily perceived as funny by your audience.

  • We're in a place where how you are perceived matters.

  • How does pressure or perceived pressure impact attention?

  • What people are responding to is perceived loss, not real loss.

  • If you're not perceived this way, what happens?

  • And so it isn't perceived as a threat to me.

  • This shift eroded the perceived elite nature of the God.

  • The way someone dresses can significantly influence how they are perceived by others.

  • His comments were perceived as offensive, leading to a heated discussion.

Synonyms

sensed
vsperceived
214 5.0

Feeling something without clear proof

is based on observation or regard rather than only intuition
noticed
vsperceived
7 1.0

People see and pay attention to it

is a broader sense that can be felt or recognized without clear attention
detected
vsperceived
1 3.0

Found by tests or by tools that measure things

is more general and includes feeling or regarding things without proof

How Noticeable

obvious
∞ 1.0
noticeable
65 3.2
perceived
215 4.4
subtle
339 6.0
unnoticed
63 2.5

Surface Forms

perceived positive

Morphology

perceived = perceive (transparent) = perceive + ed

A regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'perceive'; meaning 'noticed' follows directly from the verb.

Etymology

Perceived comes from Latin parts per- meaning 'through' and capere meaning 'to take', so it originally meant to 'take in' fully with your senses or mind. A helpful way to remember it is to think of receive or 'take in', which is why something perceived is something a person has noticed or comes to believe even if it is not proved.