For some reason I feel more alive at night.
Source: tatoeba (1332)
Feel
/fil/
Synonyms for "feel" (296 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (60)
abideaimairambienceappearappear likeappreciationappreciation of differencesappreciativenessapprehendartartistic judgmentassumeatmosphereaurabebe afraidbe aware ofbe conscious ofbe exposed to
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be sensible ofbe sorry forbe subjected tobearbelievebleed forbreathbrookbrushcaressclimatecome in contactconceiveconcludeconjectureconnoisseurshipconsidercontactcravecreditcritical nicenesscriticalnesscutaneous sensedaresaydeducedeemdelicacydesiredetectdeterminediscerndiscriminating tastediscriminatingnessdiscriminationdiscriminativeness
Strong matches (88)
distinguishdivinedreamempathize withencounterendureesteemexpectexperienceexplorefancyfastidiousnessfeel deeplyfeel forfeel intuitivelyfeel offeelingfiddlefine palatefinesse
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fingerfingertip caressfinishflairflickfondlefumblegatherglancego throughgrabblegraingrantgranular texturegrazegripgropeguesshand-mindednesshandlehanghavehave a feelinghave a hunchhave a sensationhave the impressionhearholdimagineindentationinferintuitjudgejudiciousnessjust knowkissknackknowknublabor underlambencylapletlet belicklight touchlooklook like
Noun(14 words)
Related words (148)
making distinctionsmanipulatemeetmeet up withmeet withmilieumoodnapniceness of distinctionnicetynotenoticenubobserveopineovertonepalatepalmpalpatepass through
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pawpayperceiveperceptionpetpilepitpityplypockpokepoke atpreferprefigurepresumepresupposepresurmiseprodprotuberanceprovisionally acceptqualityquick lookreceive an impressionreckonrefined discriminationrefined palaterefinementreputerespondrespond to stimulirubrun up againstsavorsayseeseemseem likeseem to beselectivenesssemblancesensationsensesense of touchsensibilitysensitivityshagsmellsoundsound likespendspiritstandstand understrokestructuresubtletysuffersupposesurfacesurface texturesurmisesuspectsustainsympathize withtacttactfulnesstactile sensetactilitytactiontaketake fortake for grantedtake ittake to betaptastetentative examinationtentative poketexturethinkthumbtoleratetonetouchtricktwiddleundergounderstandundertonewalewantwayweavewhisperwieldwithstandwoof
Noun(22 words)
Adjective(3 words)
tactile qualitytactile sensationtactile texture
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: feeling, abide, aim, air, ambiance.
- experience: 'Experience' is broader and more objective, you experience events, conditions, and sensations, not just emotions.
- Sentence evidence is available for feel, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "feel".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "feel"
Keep "feel" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "feel" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "feel", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "feel" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
How these synonyms differ
- experience - 'Experience' is broader and more objective, you experience events, conditions, and sensations, not just emotions.
- notice - 'Notice' is about attention, you notice something external, while you feel something internal.
- perceive - 'Perceive' is intellectual, it's about interpretation and awareness rather than raw emotional response.
- sense - 'Sense' implies perception without certainty, you sense danger before you can name it. Less emotional than 'feel.'
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
39 entriesShowing 16 of 39 words.
More specific
16 entriesCollocations
11 entriesempathypainreliefrough feelsoft feeltactile feeltemperaturetextural feeltextureuncertaintyvelvet feel
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
99 translations across 62 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- ndiej verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- ni verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Arabic
4 entries- حَسَّ verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- حَسّ verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- حَسّ verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- حَسّ verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Armenian
2 entries- զգալ verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- շոշափել verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Aromanian
2 entries- simtu verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- sãmtu verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Asturian
1 entries- sentir verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Bashkir
1 entries- һиҙеү verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Belarusian
2 entries- адчу́ць verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- адчува́ць verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Bulgarian
1 entries- опи́пвам verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Catalan
1 entries- sentir verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎠᏒᏂᎭ verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 摸 verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- 触 verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- 触摸 verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Czech
1 entries- cítit verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Dalmatian
1 entries- senter verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Danish
2 entries- føle verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- mærke verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Dutch
1 entries- voelen verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Esperanto
1 entries- palpi verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Estonian
1 entries- tundma verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Finnish
1 entries- tuntea verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
French
2 entries- palper verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- toucher verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Friulian
2 entries- sintî verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- tastâ verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Galician
3 entries- apalpar verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- sentir verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- tocar verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
German
2 entries- ertasten verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- spüren verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Greek
1 entries- αισθάνομαι verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- santi verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Hungarian
2 entries- tapint verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- érez verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Icelandic
2 entries- finna verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- snerta verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Ido
1 entries- sentar verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Irish
2 entries- airigh verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- mothaigh verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Italian
1 entries- sentire verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Japanese
2 entries- 感じる verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- 触れる verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Kabuverdianu
4 entries- palpa verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- palpá verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- sintí verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- xinti verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- сезүү verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Latgalian
2 entries- just verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- pajust verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Latin
1 entries- tempto verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Latvian
4 entries- aptaustīt verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- just verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- sataustīt verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- taustīt verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Livonian
2 entries- maņņõ verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- mȯjjõ verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- cuś verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Macedonian
1 entries- чувствува verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Nanai
1 entries- уйнгэ- verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
North Frisian
1 entries- feel verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- seh kirin verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Norwegian
2 entries- føle verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- kjenne verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Occitan
1 entries- sentir verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Old Church Slavonic
1 entries- чоути verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Old Czech
1 entries- cútiti verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Old English
1 entries- ġefrēdan verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Old Irish
1 entries- airigidir verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Polish
3 entries- czuć verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- odczuć verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- poczuć verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Portuguese
3 entries- apalpar verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- sentir verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- tocar verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Quechua
1 entries- kullay verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Romanian
1 entries- simți verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Romansch
3 entries- santeir verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- santir verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- sentir verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Russian
2 entries- тро́гать verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- чу́вствовать verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- fairich verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Slovak
1 entries- cítiť verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Spanish
1 entries- sentir verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Swedish
1 entries- känna verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Tagalog
1 entries- maramdaman verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Thai
1 entries- สัมผัส verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Turkish
2 entries- hissetmek verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
- sezmek verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- čuć verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
ǃXóõ
1 entries- ta̰ã verb (transitive: to sense by touch)
Sample sentences
46 total sentences available.
Stop it! You're making her feel uncomfortable!
Source: tatoeba (1479)
"I feel like playing cards." "So do I."
Source: tatoeba (1527)
"How do you feel?" he inquired.
Source: tatoeba (1595)
Showing 4 of 46 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "feel"?
Closest matches include feeling, abide, aim, air, ambiance.
How is "experience" different from "feel"?
'Experience' is broader and more objective, you experience events, conditions, and sensations, not just emotions.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "feel"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.