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SENSES Synonyms

There are 24 synonyms of the word senses. (exact relations)
There are 28 hypernyms of the word senses. (close relations)

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apprehension
nounn
noun

• fearful expectation or anticipation

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• painful expectation

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

awareness
nounn
noun

• having knowledge of

• state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness

consciousness
nounn
noun

• an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

• having knowledge of

discernment
nounn
noun

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)

• perception of that which is obscure

• the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

• the trait of judging wisely and objectively

feelings
nounn
noun

• emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

insight
nounn
noun

• clear or deep perception of a situation

• a feeling of understanding

• the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

• grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

intuition
nounn
noun

• instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)

• an impression that something might be the case

understanding
nounn
noun

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

• an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

adjective satellite

• characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy

observations
nounn
noun

• the act of making and recording a measurement

• the act of observing; taking a patient look

• a remark expressing careful consideration

• facts learned by observing

• the act of noticing or paying attention

perceptions
nounn
noun

• the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

• a way of conceiving something

• the process of perceiving

• knowledge gained by perceiving

• becoming aware of something via the senses

sensations
nounn
noun

• an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

• a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest

• a state of widespread public excitement and interest

• the faculty through which the external world is apprehended

feel
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an intuitive awareness

• the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

• a property perceived by touch

• manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure

verb

• undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

• come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds

• perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles

• be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state

• have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude

• undergo passive experience of

• be felt or perceived in a certain way

• grope or feel in search of something

• examine by touch

• examine (a body part) by palpation

• find by testing or cautious exploration

• produce a certain impression

• pass one's hands over the sexual organs of

gumption
nounn
noun

• sound practical judgment

• fortitude and determination

sensation
nounn
noun

• an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

• a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest

• a state of widespread public excitement and interest

• the faculty through which the external world is apprehended

sentience
nounn
noun

• state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness

• the faculty through which the external world is apprehended

• the readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness

sentiency
nounn
noun

• the faculty through which the external world is apprehended

signified
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

smell
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

• any property detected by the olfactory system

• the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

• the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

• the act of perceiving the odor of something

verb

• inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense

• emit an odor

• smell bad

• have an element suggestive (of something)

• become aware of not through the senses but instinctively

common sense
nounn
noun

• sound practical judgment

good sense
nounn
noun

• sound practical judgment

Best Hypernyms For SENSES

Alternatives for APPREHENSION

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