susses out
Gets the picture
To suss out is to figure something out through investigation or intuition—to discover the truth or nature of something: I'm still trying to suss out what happened.
British in origin, now common in American English.
Often shortened to just suss: It took me a while to suss the situation.
- solvesFinds the answer to
- gets to the bottom ofFinds the root cause
- discoversFinds something previously unknown
- examinesLooks at thoroughly
- sizes upEvaluates someone or something
analyzes · pieces together · deciphers · cracks the code · evaluates · deduces · sees through · explores · detects · scrutinizes · elucidates · infers · makes sense of · probes · inspects · researches · reasons · clarifies
understanding/comprehension
susses outmisunderstands
Incorrectly interprets meaning
overlooks · misses · gets wrong · misconstrues · misreads
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