seeing
1 of 2conjunction
see·ing ˈsē-iŋ 
: inasmuch as —often used with as or that
seeing
2 of 2noun
: the quality of the images of celestial bodies observed telescopically
Synonyms
Conjunction
- 'cause
- as
- as long as
- because
- being (as or as how or that) [chiefly dialect]
- considering
- for
- inasmuch as
- now
- since
- whereas
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Example Sentences
Conjunction seeing as we're already running late, there's no reason to waste any more time
Recent Examples on the Web
Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2022 Again, none of the religious context is there for the seeing. Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 The answer is by empowering agents to master empathy not through seeing or listening, but through doing, or active learning. Brian Tuite, Forbes, 27 June 2022 But even those situations aren't directly comparable seeing as neither Spacey nor D'Elia played the main characters, meaning most of the original footage was still usable. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 16 June 2022 There are going to be a whopping four partial solar eclipses in 2029, with the first seeing as much as 75% of the Sun eclipsed by the Moon almost exclusively from Mexico, the U.S. and Canada. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 29 Apr. 2022 Gary Common Council President William Godwin, D-1st, said seeing was believing. Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2022 And that means that people are all of a sudden seeing, in very vivid detail, what repressors can accomplish with disinformation campaigns. Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2022 Soon the trips became about much more than sight-seeing. John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2022 See More
Noun
People are here to be seen — there’s no doubt about that — but the seeing is different. Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2022 Again, none of the religious context is there for the seeing. Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 The answer is by empowering agents to master empathy not through seeing or listening, but through doing, or active learning. Brian Tuite, Forbes, 27 June 2022 But even those situations aren't directly comparable seeing as neither Spacey nor D'Elia played the main characters, meaning most of the original footage was still usable. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 16 June 2022 There are going to be a whopping four partial solar eclipses in 2029, with the first seeing as much as 75% of the Sun eclipsed by the Moon almost exclusively from Mexico, the U.S. and Canada. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 29 Apr. 2022 Gary Common Council President William Godwin, D-1st, said seeing was believing. Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2022 And that means that people are all of a sudden seeing, in very vivid detail, what repressors can accomplish with disinformation campaigns. Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2022 Soon the trips became about much more than sight-seeing. John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Conjunction
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1873, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing seeing
seeing 1 of 3
adjective
as in sighted
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- sighted
- focusing
- optical
- visual
- focussing
- ocular
- optic
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonvisual
seeing
2 of 3conjunction
as in because
for the reason that seeing as we're already running late, there's no reason to waste any more time Synonyms & Similar Words
- because
- now
- since
- considering
- for
- whereas
- as
- being (as or as how or that)
- inasmuch as
- as long as
- 'cause
seeing
3 of 3verb
1
as in noticing
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes out of the corner of my eye I saw the deer run into the woods Synonyms & Similar Words
- noticing
- spotting
- regarding
- eyeing
- viewing
- eying
- watching
- noting
- observing
- remarking
- witnessing
- perceiving
- beholding
- catching
- sighting
- espying
- spying
- considering
- distinguishing
- discerning
- identifying
- descrying
- examining
- scanning
- studying
- surveying
- getting a load of
- looking (at)
- glimpsing
- inspecting
- scrutinizing
- laying eyes on
- marking
- picking out
- setting eyes on
- heeding
- making out
- minding
- picking up
- attending (to)
- glancing (at)
- peering (at)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ignoring
- neglecting
- disregarding
- missing
- overlooking
- passing over
- overpassing
2
as in experiencing
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it a writer who saw World War II through the eyes of a common soldier Synonyms & Similar Words
- experiencing
- having
- undergoing
- knowing
- feeling
- enduring
- witnessing
- suffering
- sustaining
- receiving
- tasting
- encountering
- passing
- going through
- meeting
- accepting
- digesting
- assimilating
3
as in realizing
to come to an awareness of I bought the best seller just to see what all the fuss was about Synonyms & Similar Words
- realizing
- discovering
- hearing
- learning
- finding
- ascertaining
- finding out
- detecting
- encountering
- spotting
- perceiving
- espying
- getting on (to)
- getting wind of
- catching on (to)
- noting
- descrying
- observing
- wising (up)
- figuring out
- discerning
- calculating
- divining
- hitting (on or upon)
- tumbling (to)
- minding
- doping (out)
- puzzling (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- missing
- ignoring
- overlooking
- disregarding
- forgetting
- covering
- hiding
- concealing
- masking
- screening
- blanketing
- unlearning
- blotting out
- shrouding
- veiling
- enshrouding
- cloaking
- occulting
- curtaining
4
as in sensing
to have a vague awareness of I see a certain sadness in his letters to his relatives back home Synonyms & Similar Words
- sensing
- noticing
- hearing
- feeling
- perceiving
- smelling
- expecting
- realizing
- tasting
- anticipating
- discovering
- witnessing
- noting
- learning
- viewing
- beholding
- observing
- remarking
- foreseeing
- ascertaining
- suspecting
- sighting
- scenting
- guessing
- eyeing
- eying
- regarding
- spying
- speculating
- discerning
- espying
- distinguishing
- assuming
- supposing
- presuming
- finding out
- descrying
- surmising
- divining
- conjecturing
- looking (at)
- foreknowing
- catching on (to)
5
as in visiting
to make a social call upon you should go and see Father at the hospital this afternoon Synonyms & Similar Words
- visiting
- calling (on or upon)
- looking up
- dropping in (on)
- dropping by
- seeking (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ignoring
- brushing (aside or off)
- snubbing
- cold-shouldering
6
as in knowing
to have a clear idea of I see your point Synonyms & Similar Words
- knowing
- understanding
- recognizing
- deciphering
- appreciating
- comprehending
- grasping
- realizing
- getting
- perceiving
- sensing
- beholding
- making
- discerning
- conceiving
- apprehending
- catching
- assimilating
- intuiting
- seizing
- digging
- registering
- cognizing
- grokking
- decoding
- twigging
- making out
- savvying
- compassing
- digesting
- absorbing
- fathoming
- catching on (to)
- picking up on
- tumbling (to)
- cottoning (to or on to)
- penetrating
- taking in
- piercing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- missing
- misinterpreting
- mistaking
- misreading
- misunderstanding
- misconstruing
- misperceiving
- misconceiving
- misapprehending
7
as in accompanying
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship thanks for coming, and I'll see you to the door Synonyms & Similar Words
- accompanying
- escorting
- attending
- bringing
- convoying
- squiring
- walking
- chaperoning
- companioning
- protecting
- companying
- guiding
- defending
- following
- associating
- ushering
- guarding
- consorting
- tailing
- leading
- tagging
- shadowing
- steering
- piloting
- conducting
- tagging along
- palling (around)
- teaming (up)
- hanging (around)
- hovering (over)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- abandoning
- deserting
- dumping
- ditching
- forsaking
8
as in imagining
to form a mental picture of I can't see that spoiled brat as a soldier at all Synonyms & Similar Words
- imagining
- envisioning
- dreaming
- picturing
- visualizing
- fantasizing
- envisaging
- fantasying
- fancying
- featuring
- visioning
- contemplating
- conceiving
- planning
- conceiting
- recreating
- reliving
- reflecting
- daydreaming
- ideating
- hallucinating
- pondering
- imaging
- foreseeing
- projecting
- inventing
- stargazing
- ruminating
- musing
- reminiscing
- re-creating
- conjuring (up)
- meditating
- concocting
- prefiguring
- manufacturing
- making up
- fabricating