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discerned
verb
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Divide discerned into syllables:

dis · cerned

How to pronounce discerned:

Definition of discerned:

discerned (verb):
to detect with the eyes
to see or be aware of (something) clearly

Synonyms for discerned:

beheld
caught
descried
detect
determine
differentiate
discriminate
distinguish
distinguished
espied
eyed
identified
looked (at)
make a distinction
noted
noticed
observed
perceived
pick out
regarded
remarked
saw
sighted
spied
spotted
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Antonyms for discerned:

displaced
displanted
dropped
forgot
forgot whereabouts of
left behind
lost
lost track of
misfiled
mislaid
misplaced
misset
placed unwisely
placed wrongly
put in wrong place

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