" beheld "

1: to have a clear idea of;

  * e.g., " ... to anyone who beholds the immense complexity of life on earth "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appreciated,

•  apprehended,

•  assimilated,

•  caught,

•  caught on (to),

•  cognized,

•  compassed,

•  comprehended,

•  conceived,

•  cottoned (to or on to),

•  deciphered,

•  decoded,

•  discerned,

•  dug,

•  got,

•  grasped,

•  grokked,

•  intuited,

•  knew,

•  made,

•  made out,

•  perceived,

•  recognized,

•  registered,

•  savvied,

•  saw,

•  seized,

•  sensed,

•  tumbled (to),

•  twigged,

•  understood

•  Antonyms : 

•  missed

2: to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes;

  * e.g., " ... I opened the window blinds and beheld snow everywhere "

•  Synonyms : 

•  caught,

•  descried,

•  discerned,

•  distinguished,

•  espied,

•  eyed,

•  looked (at),

•  noted,

•  noticed,

•  observed,

•  perceived,

•  regarded,

•  remarked,

•  saw,

•  sighted,

•  spied,

•  spotted,

•  viewed,

•  witnessed

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to have a clear idea of;

  * e.g., " ... to anyone who beholds the immense complexity of life on earth "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appreciate,

•  apprehend,

•  assimilate,

•  catch,

•  catch on (to),

•  cognize,

•  compass,

•  comprehend,

•  conceive,

•  cotton (to or on to),

•  decipher,

•  decode,

•  dig,

•  discern,

•  get,

•  grasp,

•  grok,

•  intuit,

•  know,

•  make,

•  make out,

•  perceive,

•  recognize,

•  register,

•  savvy,

•  see,

•  seize,

•  sense,

•  tumble (to),

•  twig,

•  understand

•  Antonyms : 

•  miss

2: to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes;

  * e.g., " ... I opened the window blinds and beheld snow everywhere "

•  Synonyms : 

•  catch,

•  descry,

•  discern,

•  distinguish,

•  espy,

•  eye,

•  look (at),

•  note,

•  notice,

•  observe,

•  perceive,

•  regard,

•  remark,

•  see,

•  sight,

•  spot,

•  spy,

•  view,

•  witness

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)