recognizing
Knowing when you see
Recognizing is the present participle of recognize—to identify someone or something from previous experience or knowledge: I had trouble recognizing her with the new haircut.
It extends to acknowledging or accepting something as valid: recognizing the need for change, recognizing their independence.
The word often implies a moment of realization: Recognizing his mistake, he apologized immediately.
Confirm receipt or truth
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- validateConfirm as true
- affirmDeclare to be true
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
commend · salute · praise · acclaim · celebrate · tribute · applaud · thank
Establish who or what
- detectNotice or discover
- discernPerceive with careful attention
- spotMark or location
- distinguishRecognize as distinct
pinpoint · place · diagnose · classify · categorize · fingerprint · decipher · decode
Retain in mind
- recallMemory retrieval act
- recollectRetrieve past experiences
- placePosition or location
- knowPossess information with certainty
flashback · reminisce · come-back · familiar · nostalgia · homecoming · reunion · reacquaint
State of sentient awareness
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
discernment · vigilance · attentiveness · self-awareness · presence · clarity · cognizance · awakening
acknowledge
Confirm receipt or truth
honor · commend · salute · praise · acclaim · celebrate · tribute · applaud · thank · award
identify
Establish who or what
distinguish · pinpoint · place · diagnose · classify · categorize · fingerprint · decipher · decode · determine
remember
Retain in mind
know · flashback · reminisce · come-back · familiar · nostalgia · homecoming · reunion · reacquaint · reconnect
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
insight · discernment · vigilance · attentiveness · self-awareness · presence · clarity · cognizance · awakening · enlightenment
comprehend
To fully understand
- graspSeize or understand
- understandGrasp the meaning
- realizeBecome aware of
appreciate · fathom · discern · see · get · follow · absorb · digest · process · interpret
notice
Become aware of
register · sense · apprehend · catch · glimpse · sight · behold · witness · note · spy
- thinkingthinking, reasoning, thought, ponder, contemplate
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- discoveryfind, finding, discovery, discover, finding out
- understandingunderstand, comprehend, grasp, fathom, follow
- acknowledgingthanking, admitting, crediting, accepting, confirming
recognizingmisidentifying
Incorrectly recognizing something
overlooking · missing · mistaking · confusing · drawing a blank
recognizingdenying
Refusing to acknowledge
ignoring · disregarding · dismissing · rejecting · disavowing
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