OBSERVATIONS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

observations

noun

plural of observation

as in adherences

the following of a custom, rule, or law a society in which a strict observation of business etiquette is expected of visiting foreigners

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Recent Examples of observations To get to the bottom of the mystery of the article’s spurious dating, Cade and a team of researchers from around the globe sifted through historic reports and observations of geomagnetic activity to set the record straight. — Mike McRae 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026 And, based on my observations, some platform algorithms have forced very specific types of creator content formats, producing a formulaic product. — William Daddi, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The satellite was equipped with a Visible/Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR) to capture Earth observations in daylight and nighttime to track clouds and surface temperature. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Seasonal computer modeling from the North American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME) also aligns with these observations, projecting elevated odds for above-average warmth across the Great Lakes basin. — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 My own profile included some remarkably specific observations. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Briscoe, for instance, has found that in neural-tube patterning there are two ways of reaching the same place in the landscape — a finding that reconciled previously contradictory observations. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 Nothing Fielder discovers can top what’s already widely known, so his observations inevitably temper her public image. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 That leaves gaps between observations, particularly in the upper troposphere, where fast-moving air currents can affect weather systems and aviation operations. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026

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Although their mythological associations and forms of celebration differ by region, both are marked by major religious and communal observances and festivities.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
Most people can safely fast for Yom Kippur or other religious or cultural observances.

— Reed Berger-Fleishman, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2026

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