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sensed

sensed

5.0
Feeling something without clear proof
  • adjective
  • /sɛnst/
translation icon : intuitivo
  • As she walked into the room, she sensed a tension in the air that made her hesitant to speak.

Examples

  • It was in that moment I sensed my mother's doubt.

  • But very quickly I sensed that Hawking wasn't happy with this whole multiverse business.

  • And my dad, who sensed the comedy in that situation was like, Yep, link it sure will, sure will be nice.

  • I was so different and I sensed it, but it was very hazy.

  • 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.

  • When anything went, one sensed that a university was a place where one could risk saying the unsayable and debate the undebatable.

  • During the conversation, she sensed that her friend was upset, even though he didn't say anything.

  • He sensed a change in the atmosphere when the group began to argue quietly.

Synonyms

to detect
vssensed
763 3.2

Find something that is hard to notice

is reached by instinct or inference rather than by investigation
to sense
vssensed
629 4.2

To notice something by feeling or by using a tool

is more limited to instinct or inference rather than physical instruments
to perceive
vssensed
83 3.7

To notice something with your senses, especially sight or hearing

relies on instinct or inference instead of direct sight or hearing
to discern
vssensed
70 5.8

To notice something that is hard to see or hear

is based on instinct or inference rather than careful signal inspection
feel
vssensed
61 5.7

A natural ability to do or understand something

is broader and includes inference rather than clear external proof
to intuit
vssensed
8 7.5

To know something quickly without thinking about it

is based on instinct or inference rather than direct physical proof
perceived
vssensed
4.4

Noticed or felt by someone, even if it may not be true

is understood from instinct or inference rather than direct physical evidence
detected
vssensed
3.0

Found by tests or by tools that measure things

is known by instinct or inference rather than proven by tests
noticed
vssensed
1.0

People see and pay attention to it

is understood by instinct or inference rather than by mere attention
observed
vssensed
  • Specialized
3.9

Seen or measured directly, not just guessed

is inferred from instinct or intuition rather than directly verified by tests

Antonyms

People do not notice it when it is important

1.6

People do not pay attention to a person or thing

How Certain

detected
3.0
observed
  • Specialized
3.9
perceived
4.4
sensed
5.0
suspected
3.7
guess
768 1.0

Surface Forms

sensed positive

Morphology

sensed = sense (transparent) = sense + ed

Formed by a regular adjectival/past-participle -ed on the verb 'sense', meaning 'perceived' or 'detected', which is directly derivable for learners.

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.