Definition for Observation:

• the act of noticing or paying attention; " he escaped the notice of the police"

Synonyms for Observation:

• n.

  •
  • pronouncement.
  •
  • see,
  • alert,
  • under someone's critical eye,
  • fixated,
  • concerned,
  • observant,
  • focused,
  • attentive,
  • attention span.
  •
  • awareness.
  •
  • words.
  •act (noun)
  • observation.
  •allusion (noun)
  • allusion.
  •annotation (noun)
  • gloss,
  • glossary.
  •answer (noun)
  • the ticket,
  • band aid,
  • repartee,
  • refutation,
  • Re-mark,
  • counter-claim,
  • rhetorical question,
  • backcap,
  • antiphons,
  • counterclaims,
  • thank you note,
  • counterclaim,
  • echoes,
  • thank-you note,
  • toppers,
  • lip,
  • parting shot,
  • antiphon,
  • guff.
  •attention (noun)
  • mindfulness,
  • regardfulness,
  • diligence,
  • caution,
  • rapture,
  • watchfulness,
  • interest,
  • notice,
  • intentness,
  • immersion,
  • fascination,
  • attentiveness,
  • entrancement,
  • concentration,
  • scrutiny,
  • concern,
  • enrapture,
  • heedfulness,
  • absorption,
  • engrossment,
  • consideration,
  • alertness,
  • care.
  •attention, scrutiny (noun)
  • supervision,
  • check,
  • estimation,
  • search,
  • review,
  • mind,
  • watching,
  • probe,
  • inspection,
  • measurement,
  • Recognizing,
  • conclusion,
  • surveillance,
  • experience,
  • overlook,
  • Noticing,
  • information,
  • study,
  • Ascertainment,
  • detection,
  • research,
  • monitoring.
  •blame (noun)
  • animadversion.
  •chronicle (noun)
  • journal.
  •comment (noun)
  • in-put,
  • in puts,
  • ex-positions,
  • re views,
  • re-views,
  • re view,
  • two cents' worths,
  • obiters,
  • ex-position,
  • ex position,
  • ex positions,
  • re-view,
  • in put,
  • in-puts.
  •commentary (noun)
  • dis courses,
  • dis-courses,
  • voice over,
  • dis course,
  • voice overs,
  • voice-overs,
  • voiceovers,
  • dis-course.
  •comment on something scrutinized (noun)
  • opinion,
  • say so,
  • thought,
  • wisecrack,
  • comeback,
  • saying,
  • crack,
  • annotation,
  • catch phrase,
  • utterance,
  • mouthful,
  • finding.
  •communication (noun)
  • reflexion.
  •comparison (noun)
  • balancings,
  • Paralleling,
  • exemplification,
  • bringing together,
  • exemplifications,
  • likening,
  • comparability.
  •contemplation (noun)
  • looking ats.
  •conversation (noun)
  • talkfest,
  • questioning,
  • jives,
  • jive,
  • pillow talk.
  •criticism (noun)
  • write up,
  • sideswipes,
  • scorcher,
  • sideswipe,
  • scorchers,
  • sleighride,
  • writeup,
  • Reviewal.
  •custody (noun)
  • trusteeship,
  • trusteeships,
  • custodianship,
  • guardianship,
  • custodianships,
  • tute-lage,
  • wardships,
  • Wardship.
  •custom (noun)
  • pre cept,
  • de sign,
  • unwritten rules,
  • pre-cept,
  • de-signs,
  • matter course,
  • inheritences,
  • de-sign,
  • de signs.
  •discretion (noun)
  • judiciousnesses,
  • fore sight,
  • fore thought,
  • fore-thoughts,
  • de liberation,
  • fore-sights,
  • fore-thought,
  • de-liberations,
  • fore thoughts,
  • de-liberation,
  • presence mind,
  • pre-cautions,
  • pre cautions,
  • consideratenesses,
  • pre caution,
  • fore-sight,
  • pre-caution,
  • de liberations,
  • good senses,
  • fore sights,
  • canninesses.
  •ear (noun)
  • sensitivities.
  •evidence (noun)
  • data,
  • deposition,
  • testimony,
  • proof,
  • indication,
  • counter-evidence,
  • quotation,
  • illustration,
  • demonstration,
  • documentation,
  • evidence,
  • specimen,
  • fact,
  • certification,
  • determination,
  • corroboration,
  • support,
  • confirmation,
  • attestation,
  • establishment,
  • connotation,
  • authentication,
  • exhibit,
  • manifestation,
  • declaration,
  • validation,
  • substantiation.
  •examination (noun)
  • post-operatives,
  • crossexaminations,
  • re search,
  • cross examination,
  • postoperatives,
  • in-quest,
  • inter rogations,
  • dis sections,
  • blue books,
  • ex aminations,
  • once over,
  • the eyen,
  • dis-section,
  • legworks,
  • cross examinations,
  • ex-aminations,
  • post operatives,
  • dis-sections,
  • inter-rogation,
  • the eyne,
  • ex amination,
  • perlustrations,
  • in-quests,
  • the eyes,
  • inter-rogations,
  • make ups,
  • inter rogation,
  • cross-examinations,
  • dis section,
  • re-searches,
  • writtens,
  • crossexamination,
  • ex-amination,
  • grillings,
  • in quests,
  • re searches,
  • post operative,
  • in quest,
  • onceover.
  •experience (noun)
  • forebearance,
  • worldliness,
  • knowhow,
  • exposure,
  • inwardness.
  •experiment (noun)
  • try-on,
  • trial run,
  • Research and Development,
  • R&D.
  •feedback (noun)
  • re-actions,
  • re action,
  • re actions,
  • re-action.
  •generality (noun)
  • sweeping statements,
  • half-truths,
  • abstract principles,
  • halftruths,
  • halftruth,
  • loose statements.
  •heed (noun)
  • listen up.
  •hint (noun)
  • flea in ear,
  • word to wise,
  • inference,
  • whiff,
  • telltales,
  • adumbration,
  • tipoff,
  • in formation,
  • tip off,
  • glimmerings.
  •idea (noun)
  • conception,
  • idea,
  • principle,
  • design,
  • brainstorm,
  • inspiration,
  • concept,
  • supposition,
  • vision,
  • notion,
  • theory,
  • image,
  • ideation,
  • plan,
  • inkling.
  •perception (noun)
  • realizings,
  • apprehendings,
  • big ideas,
  • brain waves.
  •reflection (noun)
  • re-flection,
  • re flections,
  • re-flections,
  • pensivenesses,
  • re flection.
  •regard (noun)
  • re-gards,
  • re gard,
  • re gards,
  • re-gard.
  •response (noun)
  • feedback.
  •statement (noun)
  • re-citations,
  • blow-by-blows,
  • blow by blows,
  • re citations,
  • re citation,
  • re-citation.
  •two cents worth (noun)
  • broad hints,
  • flea the ear.
  •vigil (noun)
  • stake-out,
  • stakeouts,
  • stakeout,
  • nightwatch,
  • stake out,
  • monitorings.
  •vision (noun)
  • viewpoint,
  • seeing,
  • eyesight,
  • sight,
  • Witnessing,
  • outlook,
  • discernment.
  •watch (noun)
  • super visions,
  • super-visions,
  • super-vision.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • espial,
  • legalism,
  • complaisance,
  • cooperation,
  • opiate,
  • two-way street,
  • give and take,
  • integrity.
  •
  • opium,
  • watch.
  •
  • order.
  •
  • mark.

Paraphrases for Observation:

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    comment, comments, remark, remarks.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    comment, comments, remark.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    comment.
  • Verb, base form
    comment.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    observational.
  • Proper noun, singular
    sightings, observational.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    sighting, observational.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    observing.
  • Proper noun, singular
    considerations, Suggestions, arguments, Ideas, monitoring, critics, observing, sees, CEOS, surveillance, observe, compliance, viewing, oversight, observance.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    data, monitoring, observing, assertion, reflection, vantage, consideration, realisation, surveillance, perception, conclusion, observe, compliance, realization, viewpoint, suggestion, lookout, affirmation, viewing, celebration, oversight, assessment, indication, observance, perspective, admission, look-out, objection.
  • Verb, past participle
    noted.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    observe.
  • Verb, base form
    observe.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    observers.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    observers, attention, discovery.

Antonyms for Observation:

• n.

  • attention, scrutiny
    thoughtlessness, disbelief, no comment, Unobservance, inattention, neglect, indifference, ignorance, heedlessness.
  • comment on something scrutinized
    silence.
  • Other antonyms:
    brush off, rebellion, violation, wrong.

Observation Sentence Examples:

• She said, " He is my nephew" - an observation which she had never been heard to make before, and which covered the second Miss Hemmings with confusion.

• " As to that," he said, " remember I am the captain of the ship, and I do not show you my observation."

Hypernym for Observation:

• n.

  • act
    radio observation.
  • cognition
    scientific fact.

Hyponym for Observation:

• n.

  • act
    mensuration, measure, measurement, measuring.
  • cognition
    fact.
  • communication
    comment, remark, input.