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read

The word “read” has 1 syllable: read

It's pronounced as /riːd/

What is synonym and antonym for read?

In the thesaurus, “read” has 87 synonyms and 22 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for read along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for read

Antonyms for read

Meanings of read

  • noun
    1. A reading or an act of reading, especially an actor's part of a play.
    2. (in combination) Something to be read; a written work.
    3. A person's interpretation or impression of something.
    4. An instance of reading.
  • verb
    1. To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
    2. To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object.
    3. To read work(s) written by (a named author).
    4. To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from.
    5. To consist of certain text.
    6. Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way.
    7. To substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text.
    8. (usually ironic) Used after a euphemism to introduce the intended, more blunt meaning of a term.
    9. To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.
    10. To observe and comprehend (a displayed signal).
    11. (except Scotland) To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks.
    12. To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).
    13. To think, believe; to consider (that).
    14. To advise; to counsel. See rede.
    15. To tell; to declare; to recite.
    16. To recognise (someone) as being transgender.
    17. To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in either a playful, a taunting, or an insulting way.
    18. To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
    19. To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object.
    20. To read work(s) written by (a named author).
    21. To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc. from.
    22. To consist of certain text.
    23. Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way.
    24. To substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text.
    25. (usually ironic) Used after a euphemism to introduce the intended, more blunt meaning of a term.
    26. To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.
    27. To observe and comprehend (a displayed signal).
    28. (except Scotland) To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks.
    29. To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).
    30. To think, believe; to consider (that).
    31. To advise; to counsel. See rede.
    32. To tell; to declare; to recite.
    33. To recognise (someone) as being transgender.
    34. To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in either a playful, a taunting, or an insulting way.

Example Sentences

  • I always read a few pages before going to bed.
  • She read the entire novel in one night.
  • He loves to read books about ancient history.
  • We read the instructions carefully before assembling the furniture.
  • The teacher asked the students to read aloud from the textbook.

On this page you'll find 109 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to read, such as: abandon, affirm, alert, announce, anticipate, apprehend, assert.

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