Synonyms for sight
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Mountain — a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative
mountain, great deal, lot, deal, pile, mass, heap, good deal, slew, many, mess, plenty, flock, multitude, array, wad, peck, stack, load, mint, pot, multiplicity
2. Vision — the sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see
vision, eye, seeing, eye sight, ken, perception, appearance
3. Judgment — mental view; opinion; judgment
mind, judgment US, judgement UK, look, opinion, conclusion, outlook, determination
4. Scope — A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target; see also…
Other
view, spectacle, wonder, curiosity, scene, land mark, survey, prospect, show, vista, panorama, phenomenon
Verb
1. Get sight of
Definitions
- n. 1
The sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see.
Sight is a precious gift.
- n. 2
A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target; see also in one's sights.
- n. 3
a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.
This is a darn sight better than what I'm used to at home!
- v. 1
To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.
to sight land from a ship
Related words
Example sentences
- load The load of the truck was in excess of three tons.
- flock The hunter aimed a shotgun at the flock of birds.
- eye Could you keep an eye on my suitcase for a moment?
- vision Her glasses let her see with twenty-twenty vision.
- determination One day, all that pain turned into determination.
- view The house is screened from view with a high fence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sight | rising | |
| load | falling | |
| flock | steady | |
| eye | rising | |
| vision | rising | |
| determination | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- see1, lot1, eye1, pot1, ken1, spy1, wad1
- 4 letters
- many2, look1, show1, mind1, deal1, view1, mass1, spot1, mess1, load1, pile1, mint1, heap1, peck1
- 5 letters
- scene1, scope1, array2, stack1, flock1, vista2
- 6 letters
- seeing2, wonder2, plenty2, survey2, vision2
- 7 letters
- opinion3, outlook2, glimpse1
- 8 letters
- mountain2, judgment2, prospect2, panorama4
- 9 letters
- curiosity5, judgement2, multitude3, spectacle3
- 10 letters
- appearance3, conclusion3, perception3, phenomenon4
- 12 letters
- multiplicity5
- 13 letters
- determination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (many2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- vue
- Italiano
- vista
- Español
- vista
- Deutsch
- Sehvermögen
- Català
- vista