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Synonyms for observe
əbˈzɜrvob·serve

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Wiktionary1.0 / 1 vote

  1. observeverb

    Synonyms:
    celebrate

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. observe

    To celebrate any event or occasion is to make some demonstration of respect or rejoicing because of or in memory of it, or to perform such public rites or ceremonies as it properly demands. We celebrate the birth, commemorate the death of one beloved or honored. We celebrate a national anniversary with music and song, with firing of guns and ringing of bells; we commemorate by any solemn and thoughtful service, or by a monument or other enduring memorial. We keep the Sabbath, solemnize a marriage, observe an anniversary; we celebrate or observe the Lord's Supper in which believers commemorate the sufferings and death of Christ.

    Synonyms:
    celebrate, commemorate, keep, solemnize

    Antonyms:
    contemn, despise, dishonor, disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, profane, violate

    Preposition:
    We celebrate the day with appropriate ceremonies; the victory was celebrated by the people, with rejoicing.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. observe

    Synonyms:
    remark, mark, watch, note, behold, perceive keep, heed, respect

Princeton's WordNet3.3 / 6 votes

  1. detect, observe, find, discover, noticeverb

    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

    "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

    Synonyms:
    line up, detect, recover, chance upon, follow, strike, let out, find oneself, get wind, get, get hold, reveal, keep an eye on, attain, let on, find, acknowledge, retrieve, get word, fall upon, rule, notice, disclose, divulge, chance, abide by, determine, see, find out, keep, key, come up, remark, bring out, celebrate, watch over, comment, take note, honor, identify, name, encounter, learn, come upon, happen, watch, receive, happen upon, feel, describe, point out, chance on, incur, come across, expose, get a line, distinguish, witness, honour, mention, pick up, give away, ascertain, mark, maintain, unwrap, break, respect, bump, light upon, regain, obtain, discover, key out, note, hear

  2. note, observe, mention, remarkverb

    make mention of

    "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"

    Synonyms:
    point out, note, notice, watch over, cite, keep, bring up, take down, detect, respect, honor, take note, advert, abide by, comment, watch, name, follow, honour, maintain, discover, refer, mention, mark, find, celebrate, remark, keep an eye on

  3. note, take note, observeverb

    observe with care or pay close attention to

    "Take note of this chemical reaction"

    Synonyms:
    note, notice, watch over, keep, take down, detect, respect, honor, take note, abide by, watch, follow, honour, maintain, discover, mention, mark, find, celebrate, remark, keep an eye on

  4. observeverb

    watch attentively

    "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals"

    Synonyms:
    note, notice, watch over, keep, watch, detect, respect, honor, take note, abide by, follow, honour, maintain, discover, mention, find, celebrate, remark, keep an eye on

  5. respect, honor, honour, abide by, observeverb

    show respect towards

    "honor your parents!"

    Synonyms:
    value, note, notice, watch over, comply, keep, mention, watch, detect, respect, honor, esteem, abide by, prize, follow, reward, honour, maintain, discover, find, prise, celebrate, remark, take note, keep an eye on

  6. observe, celebrate, keepverb

    behave as expected during of holidays or rites

    "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"

    Synonyms:
    detect, retain, hold open, hold back, keep an eye on, hold on, find, continue, stay fresh, notice, abide by, honor, lionise, keep, remark, go on, celebrate, watch over, take note, proceed, go along, watch, follow, save, prevent, restrain, honour, mention, lionize, keep open, keep on, preserve, respect, maintain, keep back, sustain, hold, discover, fete, note

  7. watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye onverb

    follow with the eyes or the mind

    "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

    Synonyms:
    conform to, detect, take in, play along, postdate, come, espouse, travel along, keep an eye on, watch out, fall out, find, view, adopt, notice, come after, comply, keep, pursue, abide by, determine, see, find out, look on, be, remark, keep abreast, celebrate, watch over, stick with, take note, honor, take after, keep up, survey, watch, look out, follow, stick to, surveil, honour, mention, succeed, respect, accompany, ascertain, catch, maintain, trace, learn, discover, note, check

  8. observe, keep, maintainverb

    stick to correctly or closely

    "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"

    Synonyms:
    detect, retain, hold open, asseverate, conserve, hold back, keep an eye on, exert, hold on, find, continue, stay fresh, wield, assert, notice, abide by, honor, keep, defend, remark, go on, celebrate, watch over, take note, proceed, keep up, go along, watch, follow, uphold, save, prevent, restrain, honour, mention, keep open, keep on, preserve, respect, maintain, keep back, sustain, hold, discover, note

  9. observe, keepverb

    conform one's action or practice to

    "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"

    Synonyms:
    detect, retain, hold open, hold back, keep an eye on, hold on, find, continue, stay fresh, notice, abide by, honor, keep, remark, go on, celebrate, watch over, take note, proceed, go along, watch, follow, save, prevent, restrain, honour, mention, keep open, keep on, preserve, respect, maintain, keep back, sustain, hold, discover, note

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. observeverb

    Synonyms:
    notice, remark, note, watch, eye, mark, take note of, pay attention to

  2. observeverb

    Synonyms:
    fulfil, obey, follow, comply with, conform to, adhere to, be faithful to

  3. observeverb

    Synonyms:
    celebrate, regard, keep, solemnize

  4. observeverb

    Synonyms:
    take notice

  5. observeverb

    Synonyms:
    make a remark

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How to use observe in a sentence?

  1. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar:

    Caste may be bad. Caste may lead to conduct so gross as to be called man's inhumanity to man. All the same, it must be recognized that the Hindus observe caste not because they are inhuman or wrong-headed. They observe caste because they are deeply religious.

  2. Rebecca Robertson:

    We don't observe anything that would suggest there was a legitimate law enforcement reason to get out of the car. It seems to be just an issue of asserting his authority.

  3. Erin Fougeres:

    We have veterinarians and very skilled biologists and pathologists who will be on scene to conduct the necropsy of the animal, they’ll open up the whale and they’ll go through every organ system and look to observe if there’s any gross lesions, anything obviously wrong with the different organ systems, and they’ll take extensive samples from the whale, which will then send out to a lab, or multiple labs actually for analysis.

  4. Russell Metcalfe-Smith:

    We've found it very valuable to observe a [ doctor's thinking ] process -- and it's all been done with social distancing, because we can't get large groups together right now, we've had to rely on technology like this to give the same experience -- and we're grateful for that.

  5. Frank Thomas, Disney Animator, When asked to give advice to young animators:

    Observe Everything. Communicate Well. Draw, Draw, Draw.


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