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perceived

perceived

4.4
Noticed or felt by someone, even if it may not be true
  • adjective
  • /pərˈsiːvd/
translation icon : 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

noticed
vsperceived
1.0

People see and pay attention to it

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

Found by tests or by tools that measure things

is more general and includes feeling or regarding things without proof
sensed
vsperceived
5.0

Feeling something without clear proof

is based on observation or regard rather than only intuition

How Noticeable

obvious
1.0
noticeable
65 3.2
perceived
4.4
subtle
276 6.0
unnoticed
57 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.