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read

[reed] / rid /
VERB
look at and understand written word
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gather interpret know learn refer to scan see study translate view
STRONG
apprehend comprehend construe decipher discover glance perceive peruse skim unravel
WEAK
bury oneself in dip into flip through go over go through leaf through make out pore over scratch the surface
Antonyms
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forget ignore misinterpret misunderstand neglect overlook
STRONG
lose miss
WEAK
write
VERB
express, state
Synonyms
STRONGEST
announce deliver display explain hold recite say show speak utter
STRONG
affirm assert declaim expound indicate mark paraphrase pronounce record register render restate
Antonyms
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abandon be quiet conceal hide withhold
STRONG
deny
WEAK
write

Example Sentences

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"Nature has already solved the design problem. Our job is to read that blueprint and scale it up to help reefs grow faster and survive longer."

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

"Money Coming From Everywhere", read the Chinese characters on one sign.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Then came his 1849 essay, later read by people like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

In the coming week, investors will get a better look at the health of the economy from fresh manufacturing data and a new read on inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

She could read it out of the corner of her eye.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.