sussing
Working it out
Sussing is figuring something out or sizing it up, typically through investigation or intuition.
The word comes from "suss," British slang derived from "suspect" or "suspicion." You suss out a situation by gathering clues: I'm still sussing out whether he can be trusted.
She spent the afternoon sussing the competition.
Examining in detail
- evaluatingJudging quality or worth
- assessingEvaluating worth or significance
- appraisingEstimating value or quality
- gaugingMeasuring or estimating
reading · perceiving · interpreting · judging · weighing · comprehending · grasping · understanding
Establishing with certainty
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- discoveringFinding what was hidden
- detectingPerceiving something present
- sleuthingInvestigative work
probing · digging · ferreting · questioning · interrogating · examining · scrutinizing · investigating
Detecting through perception
- feelingSensed inner state
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- inklingSlight, uncertain awareness
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
intuition · vibes · suspecting · divining · anticipating · foreboding · premonition · impression
analyzing
Examining in detail
- evaluatingJudging quality or worth
- assessingEvaluating worth or significance
- appraisingEstimating value or quality
gauging · reading · perceiving · interpreting · judging · weighing · comprehending · grasping · understanding · deciphering
determining
Establishing with certainty
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- discoveringFinding what was hidden
- detectingPerceiving something present
sleuthing · probing · digging · ferreting · questioning · interrogating · examining · scrutinizing · investigating · inquiry
sensing
Detecting through perception
instinct · intuition · vibes · suspecting · divining · anticipating · foreboding · premonition · impression · notion
savvy
Practical shrewdness
- streetwiseShrewd from urban experience
- ontoIn contact above
- twiggedGrasped suddenly
sussingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
overlooking · missing · disregarding · neglecting · taking at face value
sussingassuming
Accepting as true unverified
presuming · jumping to conclusions · conjecturing · supposing
- sussing outDiscovering through investigation
suspect, suspicion, suspicious, unsuspecting, suspiciously, suss, sus, sussed, suspiciousness