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SPOTTING Synonyms

There are 41 synonyms of the word spotting. (exact relations)
There are 29 hypernyms of the word spotting. (close relations)
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detecting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a police investigation to determine the perpetrator

discerning
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or revealing keen insight and good judgment

adjective satellite

• unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic

• quick to understand

• able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive

finding
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

• the decision of a court on issues of fact or law

• something that is found

looking
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
noun

• the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look

• the act of searching visually

adjective satellite

• appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms

observing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective satellite

• quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception

seeing
verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj
noun

• perception by means of the eyes

• normal use of the faculty of vision

adjective satellite

• having vision, not blind

noticing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an announcement containing information about an event

• the act of noticing or paying attention

• a request for payment

• advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract

• a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

• polite or favorable attention

• a short critical review

verb

• discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes

• notice or perceive

• make or write a comment on

• express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with

perceiving
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
verb

• to become aware of through the senses

• become conscious of

recognizing
verbv
verb

• accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

• be fully aware or cognizant of

• detect with the senses

• perceive to be the same

• grant credentials to

• express greetings upon meeting someone

• express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for

• exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)

• show approval or appreciation of

witnessing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• someone who sees an event and reports what happened

• a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

• testimony by word or deed to your religious faith

• (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

• (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law

verb

• be a witness to

• perceive or be contemporaneous with

blot
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a blemish made by dirt

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

verb

• dry (ink) with blotting paper

• make a spot or mark onto

fleck
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

• a small contrasting part of something

verb

• make a spot or mark onto

smear
verb, nounv, n
noun

• slanderous defamation

• a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

• a blemish made by dirt

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

verb

• stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

• make a smudge on; soil by smudging

• cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

smirch
verbv
noun

• a blemish made by dirt

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

verb

• smear so as to make dirty or stained

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

bit
adverb, nounadv, n
noun

• a small piece or quantity of something

• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

• an indefinitely short time

• an instance of some kind

• piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding

• a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states

• a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

• a small fragment

• a short performance that is part of a longer program

• the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers

• the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press

blemish
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

verb

• mar or spoil the appearance of

• mar or impair with a flaw

• add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

blob
nounn
noun

• an indistinct shapeless form

verb

• make a spot or mark onto

dapple
verbv
noun

• a small contrasting part of something

verb

• colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

daub
verb, nounv, n
noun

• material used to daub walls

• a blemish made by dirt

• an unskillful painting

verb

• coat with plaster

• apply to a surface

• cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

descry
verbv
verb

• catch sight of

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Alternatives for DETECTING

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