Synonyms of read

read

verb

ˈrēd 

1

as in to scan

to go over and mentally take in the content of

he always reads the newspaper in the morning as he eats breakfast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scan
• peruse
• review
• skim
• study
• pore (over)
• see
• reread
• browse
• decipher
• devour
• speed-read
• turn over
• understand
• leaf (through)
• thumb (through)
• dip (into)
• proofread
• wade (through)
• gobble (up)
• comprehend
• grasp
• get
• perceive
• make out
• apprehend
• tumble (to)
• slog (through)
• make

2

as in to predict

to tell of or describe beforehand

the psychic claimed to be able to read his future

Synonyms & Similar Words

• predict
• warn
• anticipate
• call
• announce
• prophesy
• forecast
• foretell
• prognosticate
• presage
• promise
• augur
• foresee
• alert
• vaticinate
• forewarn
• caution
• declare
• proclaim
• bode
• portend
• divine
• forbode
• herald
• forebode
• foreknow

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tell
• report
• describe
• relate
• recite
• recount
• narrate

Examples of read in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To learn more information on our reporting and testing processes, read our complete reviews process and methodology page. —Sarah Han, Allure, 27 Sep. 2024

The film’s official synopsis reads: In the Arms of the Tree follows the complex life crisis of Kimia and Farid, who have been married for twelve years and destroy the beautiful world of their children, children who know nothing but simplicity and kindness in life. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2024

Klein cited programs where the club donates books to elementary and middle schools in the city and club members read books to elementary schoolchildren in the classroom. —Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024

With a touch of mystery, romance, and North Carolina small-town charm, this makes for a slightly magical—literally—read. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2024

Phrases Containing read

• read the riot act (to)