Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "observe" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

do ignore

Derived Terms

observance observant observation observational observatory observer

Derived From

observant

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

abide by accept acquit act bear behave carry check check into check out check over check up on comply comport conduct deport do follow go over look into look on say sight spy state stick to stick with suss out tell watch

Manner Of

watch

Related Terms

action activity afar astronomy astronomy gaze careful carefully closely comment detail detect examine examine look follow from afar gaze look look at look closely look upon looking looking carefully notice ob obey observation research scientific scientific activity scientific watching scientists see see carefully seeing seeing action serve sight something serve study study watch upon view viewing viewing action watch watch carefully watch closely watching watching closely watching seeing watching something watching things with ob witness

Similar Terms

discover find follow trace

Synonym Network

celebrate detect discover note notice perceive remark respect watch

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.