Synonyms and Antonyms of discover

synonym (synonym of discover)

  • (noun)
    ascertain, detect, disclose, ferret out, find out, descry, discern, expose, find, invent
    Of human actions or character, detect is used, almost without exception, in a bad sense; discover may be used in either the good or the bad sense, oft more.. (noun)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    detect, find, notice, observe
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see
    get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    find
    make a discovery, make a new finding (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike
    find unexpectedly (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    break, bring out, disclose, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap
    make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    describe, distinguish, identify, key, key out, name
    identify as in botany or biology, for example (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb)
    unhele, unwrie
    To uncover. (verb)
     

antonym (antonym of discover)

also (also)

hypernym (discover IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (verb.perception)
    sight, spy
    catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes (verb.perception)
     
  • find unexpectedly (verb.possession)
    find, regain
    come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost (verb.possession)
     
  • make a discovery (verb.cognition)
    discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see
    get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)
     
  • make a discovery, make a new finding (verb.creation)
    conceive, conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate
    have the idea for (verb.creation)
     
  • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (verb.communication)
    tell
    let something be known (verb.communication)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF discover relation)

  • discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (verb.perception)
    catch out, find out
    trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    sense
    detect some circumstance or entity automatically (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    instantiate
    find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word) (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    trace
    discover traces of (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    see
    observe as if with an eye (verb.perception)
     
  • get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)
    get the goods
    discover some bad or hidden information about (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    wise up
    get wise to (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    catch, trip up
    detect a blunder or misstep (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    ascertain
    learn or discover with certainty (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    discover, find
    make a discovery (verb.cognition)
     
  • make a discovery (verb.cognition)
    rake up
    bring to light (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    ferret, ferret out
    search and discover through persistent investigation (verb.cognition)
     
  • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (verb.communication)
    blackwash
    bring (information) out of concealment (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    muckrake
    explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    blow
    cause to be revealed and jeopardized (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    out
    reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    come out, come out of the closet, out
    to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    spring
    produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    betray, bewray
    reveal unintentionally (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    confide
    reveal in private; tell confidentially (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    leak
    tell anonymously (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle
    divulge confidential information or secrets (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    reveal
    disclose directly or through prophets (verb.perception)
     
  • see for the first time; make a discovery (verb.perception)
    rediscover
    discover again (verb.perception)
     

entail (entailment relations of discover)

  • identify as in botany or biology, for example (verb.cognition)
    assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out
    arrange or order by classes or categories (verb.cognition)
     
  • see for the first time; make a discovery (verb.perception)
    comprehend, perceive
    to become aware of through the senses (verb.perception)
     

cause (cause to relations of discover)

  • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (verb.communication)
    break, get around, get out
    be released or become known; of news (verb.communication)
     

verb group (discover is verb group of ....)

  • get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)
    find, see, witness
    perceive or be contemporaneous with (verb.perception)
     
  • make a discovery (verb.cognition)
    discover, find
    make a discovery, make a new finding (verb.creation)
     
  • make a discovery, make a new finding (verb.creation)
    ascertain, determine, find, find out
    establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    detect, discover, find, notice, observe
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (verb.perception)
     
  • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (verb.communication)
    break, get around, get out
    be released or become known; of news (verb.communication)
     

derivation (.... is derived from discover)

  • discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (verb.perception)
    catching, detection, espial, spotting, spying
    the act of detecting something; catching sight of something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    determination, finding
    the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    detecting, detection, detective work, sleuthing
    a police investigation to determine the perpetrator (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    observation
    the act of making and recording a measurement (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    detector, sensing element, sensor
    any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    detector
    electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    notice, observance, observation
    the act of noticing or paying attention (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    observation, reflection, reflexion
    a remark expressing careful consideration (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient
    a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    discoverer, finder, spotter
    someone who is the first to observe something (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    discernible, evident, observable
    capable of being seen or noticed (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    observant, observing
    quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception (adj.all)
     
  • get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)
    discovery, find, uncovering
    the act of discovering something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    breakthrough, discovery, find
    a productive insight (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    discovery
    something that is discovered (noun.communication)
     
  • identify as in botany or biology, for example (verb.cognition)
    designation, identification
    the act of designating or identifying something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    identity
    the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    name
    a language unit by which a person or thing is known (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    naming
    the verbal act of naming (noun.communication)
     
  • (adj.all)
    identifiable
    capable of being identified (adj.all)
     
  • make a discovery, make a new finding (verb.creation)
    finding
    something that is found (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.person)
    artificer, discoverer, inventor
    someone who is the first to think of or make something (noun.person)
     
  • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (verb.communication)
    revelation
    an enlightening or astonishing disclosure (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    disclosure, revealing, revelation
    the speech act of making something evident (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    divulgement, divulgence
    the act of disclosing something that was secret or private (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    giveaway
    an unintentional disclosure (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    exposure
    the disclosure of something secret (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    expose, unmasking
    the exposure of an impostor or a fraud (noun.communication)
     
synonym antonym also hypernym hyponym entail cause ascertain detect find notice find out get a line ascertain detect disclose ferret out find out descry find out get a line get wind get word hear learn find out tell conceive sight spy find get the goods wise up catch trip up ascertain assort class classify separate comprehend perceive break get around get out
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