beheld

[bih-held] / bɪˈhɛld /

ADJECTIVE

observed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attended checked detected noticed realized recognized

STRONG

ascertained contemplated descried discerned discovered espied examined found heard heeded inspected marked noted perceived regarded revealed scrutinized seen surveyed viewed watched

WEAK

looked at

Antonyms

WEAK

abandoned desecrated forgotten unnoticed unperceived unseen

ADJECTIVE

optic

Synonyms

STRONG

ocular optical

WEAK

discernible imaged observable observed perceptible seeable seen viewable viewed visible visional

ADJECTIVE

visual

Synonyms

STRONG

ocular optic optical

WEAK

discernible imaged observable observed perceptible seeable seen viewable viewed visible visional

Example Sentences

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Its concerns and desires are our 21st century concerns and desires, with Hildegard beheld as a proto-feminist icon.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

At least, it did until very recently, when we fully beheld the wretched manifestations of Meta’s desperate A.I. push.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2025

She hiked uphill from her riverside worksite and beheld a vista of sheer mountain slopes unbroken by rivers or streams.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

When we first beheld our most important Wolf-Rayet target, a star designated WR 104, on a computer monitor, it was a shimmering spiral that resembled a weirdly distorted Christmas bauble.

From Scientific American • Aug. 18, 2023

Servants darted past, eyes wide when they beheld the princess and her guards.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

beheld

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