Synonyms for percipient
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly.
- n. 1
One who perceives something.
Related words
- Word family
- perceive perceptive
Forms
- Plural
- percipients → observers, beholders, perceivers…
Example sentences
- knowing I thought that you might be interested in knowing.
- conscious I was not conscious what in fact I was doing then.
- perceptive Too much alcohol paralyzes our perceptive powers.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| percipient | falling | |
| knowing | rising | |
| conscious | rising | |
| discerning | rising | |
| perceptive | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- clear1
- 7 letters
- knowing2
- 8 letters
- observer3, beholder3
- 9 letters
- conscious2, perceiver
- 10 letters
- perceptive3, discerning3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (knowing2 = 2 syllables).