Synonyms of picks up on

picks up on

phrase

present tense third-person singular of pick up on

1

as in knows

to have a clear idea of

The students picked up on the new material quickly.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knows
• understands
• recognizes
• sees
• deciphers
• comprehends
• grasps
• appreciates
• cottons (to or on to)
• tumbles (to)
• catches on (to)
• gets
• senses
• realizes
• perceives
• conceives
• makes out
• discerns
• twigs
• makes
• cognizes
• digs
• decodes
• beholds
• seizes
• apprehends
• assimilates
• registers
• catches
• intuits
• compasses
• takes in
• groks
• savvies
• absorbs
• fathoms
• digests
• penetrates
• pierces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• mistakes
• misconceives
• misunderstands
• misconstrues
• misinterprets
• misreads
• misperceives
• misapprehends

2

as in borrows

to take for one's own use (something originated by another)

She picked up on earlier styles of painting and added her own flourishes.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• borrows
• embraces
• adopts
• takes on
• takes up
• espouses
• follows
• cultivates
• assimilates
• copies
• takes over
• utilizes
• incorporates
• uses
• imitates
• brings up
• honors
• treasures
• absorbs
• prizes
• quotes
• puts on
• usurps
• affects
• cherishes
• domesticates
• appropriates
• raises
• arrogates
• assumes
• fosters
• simulates
• naturalizes
• pretends
• nurtures
• heeds
• rears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gives up
• abandons
• relinquishes
• forsakes
• surrenders
• rejects
• disowns
• abjures
• renounces
• throws away
• repudiates
• spurns
• throws out
• abnegates
• discards
• junks
• jettisons