Synonyms for Pick up on:

• v.

  •ascertain (verb)
  • dig,
  • check out,
  • divine,
  • eyeball,
  • confirm,
  • verify,
  • check,
  • peg,
  • get hold of,
  • learn,
  • find out,
  • determine,
  • settle,
  • size,
  • establish,
  • pick up,
  • double-check,
  • get it down,
  • read,
  • get the hang of,
  • check up on,
  • tell,
  • learn the ropes,
  • eye,
  • look-see,
  • get down pat,
  • discover,
  • fix,
  • size up,
  • identify,
  • catch on,
  • get down cold,
  • make sure,
  • make certain,
  • see.
  •be wary (verb)
  • look out.
  •discern, identify (verb)
  • distinguish.
  •discover (verb)
  • come across,
  • smoke out,
  • notice,
  • glimpse,
  • conceive,
  • observe,
  • locate,
  • devise,
  • dig up,
  • disclose,
  • get wind of,
  • reveal,
  • spot,
  • look up,
  • perceive,
  • detect,
  • light upon,
  • originate,
  • bring to light,
  • sense,
  • recognize,
  • catch,
  • debunk,
  • nose out,
  • ascertain,
  • contrive,
  • explore,
  • come upon,
  • unearth,
  • pioneer,
  • ferret out,
  • discern,
  • espy,
  • invent,
  • design,
  • think of,
  • get wise to,
  • elicit,
  • turn up,
  • realize,
  • hear.
  •distinguish (verb)
  • discriminate,
  • remark,
  • focus,
  • know,
  • mark,
  • make out,
  • beam,
  • view,
  • take in,
  • note,
  • spy,
  • pick out,
  • get a load of,
  • descry,
  • flash,
  • get an eyeful.
  •ferret out (verb)
  • follow,
  • seek,
  • scout out,
  • trail,
  • quest,
  • dig out,
  • pry,
  • drive out,
  • probe,
  • smell out,
  • pursue,
  • uncover,
  • root out,
  • be on to,
  • get at,
  • trace,
  • pierce,
  • hunt,
  • worm out,
  • track down,
  • sniff out,
  • hunt down,
  • chase down,
  • search out,
  • extract,
  • penetrate,
  • chase.
  •guard, protect (verb)
  • watch.
  •hear and pay attention (verb)
  • listen.
  •listen (verb)
  • Auscult,
  • be all ears,
  • hark,
  • entertain,
  • attend,
  • monitor,
  • hang on words,
  • audit,
  • hear out,
  • give an audience to,
  • overhear,
  • give attention,
  • adopt,
  • get,
  • eavesdrop,
  • tune in,
  • take notice,
  • be attentive,
  • welcome,
  • auscultate,
  • obey,
  • mind,
  • tune in on,
  • concentrate,
  • prick up ears,
  • take into consideration,
  • harken,
  • lend an ear,
  • take advice,
  • admit,
  • give heed to,
  • take under advisement,
  • hear tell,
  • hearken.
  •locate (verb)
  • pin down,
  • lay one's hands on,
  • hit upon,
  • strike,
  • pinpoint,
  • happen upon,
  • stumble on,
  • meet with,
  • hook,
  • position,
  • place,
  • trip over,
  • zero in on,
  • station.
  •look out (verb)
  • scope,
  • keep an eye out,
  • shotgun,
  • watch out,
  • have a care,
  • be on guard,
  • heads up,
  • pay attention,
  • beware,
  • be alert,
  • keep tabs,
  • be careful.
  •note (verb)
  • designate,
  • register,
  • enter,
  • heed,
  • jot down,
  • indicate,
  • clock,
  • transcribe,
  • write,
  • mention,
  • set down,
  • record,
  • write down,
  • denote,
  • document,
  • put down.
  •notice (verb)
  • allude,
  • flash on,
  • advert,
  • regard,
  • look at,
  • acknowledge,
  • refer.
  •observe (verb)
  • witness,
  • scrutinize,
  • inspect,
  • study,
  • examine,
  • survey,
  • pay attention to,
  • eagle-eye,
  • keep one's eye on,
  • contemplate,
  • get an eyeful of,
  • lamp,
  • behold.
  •remark (verb)
  • take note,
  • say,
  • mouth off,
  • speak,
  • declare,
  • state,
  • utter,
  • wisecrack,
  • pass comment,
  • commentate,
  • crack,
  • reflect,
  • animadvert.
  •sympathize (verb)
  • be understanding,
  • have compassion,
  • show kindliness,
  • ache,
  • be in sympathy,
  • side with,
  • show tenderness,
  • be there for,
  • be kind to,
  • identify with,
  • comprehend,
  • show mercy,
  • love,
  • relate to,
  • share another's sorrow,
  • understand,
  • comfort,
  • bleed for,
  • offer consolation,
  • commiserate,
  • agree,
  • go along with,
  • appreciate,
  • be in accord,
  • condole,
  • grieve with,
  • feel heart go out to,
  • compassionate,
  • emphathize,
  • pity.
  •watch (verb)
  • be on the lookout,
  • take heed,
  • be on alert,
  • patrol,
  • keep watch over,
  • take care of,
  • look after,
  • be vigilant,
  • superintend,
  • be watchful,
  • keep eyes peeled,
  • oversee,
  • care for,
  • be wary,
  • police,
  • tend,
  • wait,
  • keep,
  • ride shotgun for,
  • keep eyes open.
  •witness (verb)
  • sight,
  • be on the scene,
  • pipe,
  • be on hand,
  • be present,
  • look on,
  • be a witness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • overreact,
  • pounce,
  • respond,
  • reply,
  • act on,
  • react.
  •
  • answer,
  • greet,
  • stand up,
  • turn around.
  •
  • receive.
  •
  • sound.
  •ascertain
  • double checked,
  • double check,
  • got down,
  • Pegged,
  • got hold of,
  • makes certain,
  • double checking,
  • check on,
  • picking up on,
  • sizing up,
  • eyeballed,
  • look see,
  • double-checked,
  • picked up,
  • getting hold of,
  • double-checks,
  • made certain,
  • eyeballs,
  • eyeballing,
  • made sure,
  • sized,
  • caught on,
  • sizing.
  •discover
  • dug up,
  • got wind of,
  • thinking of,
  • digging up,
  • thought of,
  • Glimpsed,
  • explores,
  • Explored,
  • digs up.
  •distinguish
  • picked out,
  • picking out,
  • got an eyeful,
  • picks out.
  •ferret out
  • searched out,
  • rooting out,
  • questing,
  • driving out,
  • searching out,
  • quested,
  • drives out.
  •locate
  • lay hands on,
  • zero on,
  • met with,
  • tripping over,
  • tripped over,
  • lays hands on,
  • happened upon,
  • located,
  • pinning down,
  • pins down.
  •look out
  • paid attention,
  • keeping tabs,
  • shotgunning,
  • paying attention,
  • watching out,
  • scoped,
  • scoping,
  • Shotguns,
  • shotgunned.
  •observe
  • paid attention to,
  • be hold,
  • Lamping,
  • be held,
  • paying attention to,
  • observed,
  • pays attention to.
  •Other relevant words:
  • sympathize.

Antonyms for Pick up on:

• v.

  • ascertain
    confuse, overlook, neglect, invalidate, destroy, aid, miss, look away, assist, help, disprove, unsettle, misunderstand, ignore.
  • discover
    conceal, hide, pass by, lose.
  • distinguish
    misinterpret.
  • listen
    deny, turn away, disregard, talk, speak, refuse, dispute, disobey, forget, reject.
  • locate
    depart, displace, move, leave.
  • note
    erase.
  • notice
    hold back.
  • observe
    be quiet, break, violate, disbelieve.
  • remark
    ask, suppress, question.
  • sympathize
    scorn, disapprove.
  • watch
    hurt, harm.
  • witness
    refute, participate.