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
• vaticinate
• alert
• foresee
• forewarn
• caution
• declare
• proclaim
• bode
• portend
• divine
• herald
• forebode
• foreknow

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of read

But other regional analysts warned against reading too much into the humanitarian gesture. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Yet these anachronisms seem to make perfect sense, making these 500-year-old poems read like swift, contemporary lyrics, timeless yet utterly urgent. — Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Alongside the visible description sits structured data written in the format AI systems natively read. — Joseph Byrum, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

In The Radiance, the movements toward generosity can read as preordained. — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing read

• read the riot act (to)