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Synonyms of sight

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Another word for sight is vision. Other synonyms of sight are ken, eyesight, view and choice.

Synonyms and similar words for sight

nounThe sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which...

nounSomething seen.

  • viewThe range of vision.

nounA device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target...

  • peep sightOn some rifles, a type of sight where the shooter looks through a small aperture on the rear sight.
  • scope

nounA great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.

nounMental view; opinion; judgment.

  • determinationThat which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
  • mindJudgment, opinion, or view.
  • awardA judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
  • choiceAn option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
  • opinionA belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a...
  • conclusionA decision reached after careful thought.
  • decisionA choice or judgement.
  • deductionA conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out.
  • ergotismA logical deduction.
  • illationThe act of inferring or concluding, especially from a set of premises; a conclusion, a deduction.
  • inferenceThat which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a...
  • judgement/judgment
  • resultThe decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.
  • takeAn interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
  • verdictAn opinion or judgement.
  • censure obsoleteA judgment (either favorable or unfavorable); an opinion.

verbTo observe or aim (at something) using a (gun) sight.

verbVisually register.

  • seeTo perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.

verbGet sight of.

  • espyTo find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of...
  • glimpse
  • spot

Meaning of sight

  1. noun The sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see.
  2. noun An act, instance, opportunity or possibility of seeing; the perception of objects by the eye; view (see also idiomatic expressions such as in sight, out of sight, catch sight of, etc.).
  3. noun Something seen.

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Questions about synonyms of sight

What is another word for sight?
Sight has 86 synonyms on Word.ws, such as vision, ken, eyesight, view and choice.
What does sight mean?
Sight means the sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sight (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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