sensed
214
5.0
- adjective
- /sɛnst/
- As she walked into the room, she sensed a tension in the air that made her hesitant to speak.
Examples
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It was in that moment I sensed my mother's doubt.
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But very quickly I sensed that Hawking wasn't happy with this whole multiverse business.
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And my dad, who sensed the comedy in that situation was like, Yep, link it sure will, sure will be nice.
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I was so different and I sensed it, but it was very hazy.
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The thing I sensed and I felt in part it was a failure on my part, but I I sensed that I was talking to a politician.
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When anything went, one sensed that a university was a place where one could risk saying the unsayable and debate the undebatable.
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During the conversation, she sensed that her friend was upset, even though he didn't say anything.
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He sensed a change in the atmosphere when the group began to argue quietly.
Synonyms
563
3.2
Find something that is hard to notice
348
4.2
To notice something by feeling or by using a tool
215
4.4
Noticed or felt by someone, even if it may not be true
67
5.8
To notice something that is hard to see or hear
41
3.7
To notice something with your senses, especially sight or hearing
40
5.7
A natural ability to do or understand something
25
3.9
Seen or measured directly, not just guessed
9
7.5
To know something quickly without thinking about it
7
1.0
People see and pay attention to it
1
3.0
Found by tests or by tools that measure things
Antonyms
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sensed comes from the old Latin word sentire, which means 'to feel'. It shares the same root as sense and sensitive, so a 'sensed' presence is something you feel or notice inside you, even without clear proof.