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get wise to

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discern v.
discover v.
hear v.

VERB

discern

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate ascertain detect determine differentiate discriminate distinguish divine figure out find out foresee perceive

STRONG

apprehend behold descry discover espy extricate focus judge know note notice observe read remark rubberneck secern separate severalize spot view

WEAK

difference discrepate get a load of get the picture make distinction make out pick out see the light see through take in

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confuse doubt miss mix up overlook

STRONG

forget ignore lose misunderstand neglect

WEAK

disregard

VERB

discover

Synonyms

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catch come upon design detect determine devise disclose explore hear identify invent learn locate notice observe realize recognize reveal see spot unearth

STRONG

ascertain conceive contrive debunk discern distinguish elicit espy glimpse originate perceive pioneer sense

WEAK

bring to light come across dig up ferret out get wind of light upon look up nose out pick up on smoke out think of turn up

Antonyms

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conceal hide ignore lose miss misunderstand neglect overlook

STRONG

destroy

WEAK

pass by

VERB

hear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

determine discover find out gather learn pick up receive see understand

STRONG

apperceive ascertain catch descry glean tumble unearth

WEAK

be advised be informed be led to believe be told of catch on get the picture get wind of have on good authority

Antonyms

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miss misunderstand overlook

WEAK

ignore

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get wise to

As people get more used to seeing white vans parked on busy high streets, will people who know they are wanted by police simply get wise to the cameras and avoid them?

From BBC ● May 25, 2024

Hypotheses from behavioral research propose that the rarer color morph always has an advantage, because the host birds gradually get wise to the trick.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024

But deployed over a city, rats get wise to physical traps.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2023

It didn’t take them long to get wise to the return of their favorite food.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2020

"Not a doubt of it if they get wise to him, and they are so naïvely unscrupulous, bless their hearts, that they'll do some things to accomplish their purpose a man can't afford to do."

From The Co-Citizens by Corra Harris

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