What is another word for descry?

Pronunciation: [dɪskɹˈe͡ɪ] (IPA)

Descry is a rare verb which means to see or discover something vaguely or in a far distance. Its synonyms include detect, spot, discern, perceive, and recognize. All of these words involve noticing or identifying something, but each has its unique nuances. Detect implies that something is noticed through careful observation, while spot suggests a sudden, unexpected sighting. Discern connotes a sharp perception of something, perceive involves the use of one's senses, and recognize means identifying something based on prior knowledge. By using these synonyms, writers can add variety to their language and convey different shades of meaning.

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What are the hypernyms for Descry?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Descry?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for descry (as verbs)

What are the opposite words for descry?

Descry means to catch sight of or to discover. The antonyms of descry include miss, overlook, ignore, and neglect. To miss means to fail to notice or remark, to overlook means to fail to perceive or take notice of, to ignore means to pay no attention to, and to neglect means to fail to take care of or give attention to. One can miss something accidentally or unknowingly, while overlooking something can be done deliberately or inadvertently. Ignoring something often involves ignoring or disregarding it intentionally, while neglecting something is usually a result of neglect or apathy.

What are the antonyms for Descry?

Usage examples for Descry

They were not afraid now that they would stray, as the boy had inherited from Linde, among various articles, a compass and an excellent field-glass, through which it was easy to descry distant localities.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
One sumptuous feast have we already had at thy expense at Boyle's, as by the check thou shalt descry on thy return.
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson
A sentinel posted on the heights around could descry the advance of an enemy for miles, and all the fighting force could concentrate their efforts on the one accessible point.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford

Famous quotes with Descry

  • All that you may achieve or discover you will regard as a fragment of a larger pattern of the truth which from the separate approaches every true scholar is striving to descry.
    Abbott L. Lowell

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