It is hard to discern between the true and the false.
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Discern
/dɪˈsɝn/
Synonyms for "discern" (177 found)
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Verb(14 words)
anticipateappreciateapprehendascertainbe acquainted withbe apprised ofbe aware ofbe cognizant ofbe conscious ofbe conversant withbe informedbeholdcatchcatch sight ofclap eyes oncognizecome alivecomprehendconceiveconceptualize
Noun(2 words)
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descrydetectdifferencedifferentiatediscoverdiscriminatedistinguishdivineespyextremityextricatefathomfeelfindforeseeglimpsegrasphavehave in sighthave information about
Noun(6 words)
Verb(19 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (88)
Verb(17 words)
make outnoticed personobserved inconsistencypenetratedperceivepick outrealisedrecogniserecognisedrecognizesseesensedspottedspythematizetwiggedunderstand
Determiner(1 words)
most number sense
Noun(22 words)
notice energynoticespattern findingpattern recognition taskpattern spottingpatterning worksheetpeople senseperceived illogicperceivingradarsrealizingrecognize moral importancerecognizingresolvingseeingsenesense of individualitysense of school belongingsensessensing
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sequence detection taskspots
Adjective(6 words)
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6 entriesdiscern a patterndiscern between optionsdiscern differencesdiscern meaningdiscern motivesdiscern truth
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15 total sentences available.
The inky litre of blueberry juice needed something else to make it taste better, but he could not discern what that something could be.
Source: tatoeba (1126661)
However, when listening to an unknown foreign language, our ability to discern different words is lost, and we recognize speech as being a stream of sounds without many pauses.
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He can't discern fact from fiction.
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