Social life

Synonyms for observe

Synonyms for observe: keep and note. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.

2 synonyms · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb

The 2 synonyms for observe

Interchangeable with observe in this sense

Audited under observe's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one observe carries in that sense.

keepverb, in the sense "behave as expected during holidays or rites"

Recorded from the other side of the pair

These entries were written under the other word and name observe as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.

notenote is a verb in the sense "observe with care or pay close attention to"

one of these comes from observe's own entry in the bank, and one was audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineSocial life

behave as expected during holidays or rites

Observe Yom Kippur.

This is the whole of what a player sees before choosing. The meaning has to come out of it.

The true synonym

keep

Same sentence, swapped: Keep Yom Kippur.

Close but different

These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where observe stands in the sentence above.

discover
swell
pose

Where observe turns up in the game

observe is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.

Play observe

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so observe reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. Nothing on it is written while the page is built.

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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because social life is the company observe keeps.

politelyadverbcourteouslyin a way that shows good manners and consideration for others.TreelineHas a reason line possenounentouragean informal group of friends or companions who go around togetherTreelineHas a reason line protegenoununderstudya person guided, trained, and supported by a more experienced person, especially to inherit their roleTreelineHas a reason line rapportnountrusta close, harmonious relationship in which people understand each other well.TreelineHas a reason line secondverb, nounbackgive support or one's approval toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line serveverbattendwork for, or be a servant toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line shunverbavoidto deliberately avoid or keep away from someone.FoothillsHas a reason line blessingnounapprovalthe formal act of approvingTreelineHas a reason line

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