Synonyms and Antonyms of discover

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.. 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, oftener in the good; he was detected in a fraud; real merit is sure to be discovered. In scientific language, detect is used of delicate indications that appear in course of careful watching; as, a slight fluttering of the pulse could be detected. We discover what has existed but has not been known to us; we invent combinations or arrangements not before in use; Columbus discovered America; Morse invented the electric telegraph. Find is the most general word for every means of coming to know what was not before certainly known. A man finds in the road some stranger's purse, or finds his own which he is searching for. The expert discovers or detects an error in an account; the auditor finds the account to be correct. Compare DISCERN. (noun)

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (verb.perception)

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)

make a discovery, make a new finding (verb.creation)

find unexpectedly (verb.possession)

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)

identify as in botany or biology, for example (verb.cognition)

To uncover. (verb)

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)

catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes (verb.perception)

come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost (verb.possession)

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)

have the idea for (verb.creation)

let something be known (verb.communication)

trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act (verb.cognition)

detect some circumstance or entity automatically (verb.perception)

find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word) (verb.perception)

discover traces of (verb.perception)

observe as if with an eye (verb.perception)

discover some bad or hidden information about (verb.cognition)

get wise to (verb.cognition)

detect a blunder or misstep (verb.cognition)

learn or discover with certainty (verb.cognition)

make a discovery (verb.cognition)

bring to light (verb.cognition)

search and discover through persistent investigation (verb.cognition)

bring (information) out of concealment (verb.communication)

explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures (verb.communication)

cause to be revealed and jeopardized (verb.communication)

reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle (verb.communication)

to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality (verb.communication)

produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly (verb.communication)

reveal unintentionally (verb.communication)

reveal in private; tell confidentially (verb.communication)

tell anonymously (verb.communication)

divulge confidential information or secrets (verb.communication)

disclose directly or through prophets (verb.perception)

discover again (verb.perception)

arrange or order by classes or categories (verb.cognition)

to become aware of through the senses (verb.perception)

be released or become known; of news (verb.communication)

perceive or be contemporaneous with (verb.perception)

make a discovery, make a new finding (verb.creation)

establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study (verb.communication)

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (verb.perception)

be released or become known; of news (verb.communication)

the act of detecting something; catching sight of something (noun.act)

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation (noun.act)

a police investigation to determine the perpetrator (noun.act)

the act of making and recording a measurement (noun.act)

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)

electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity (noun.artifact)

the act of noticing or paying attention (noun.cognition)

a remark expressing careful consideration (noun.communication)

a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses (noun.person)

someone who is the first to observe something (noun.person)

capable of being seen or noticed (adj.all)

quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception (adj.all)

the act of discovering something (noun.act)

a productive insight (noun.cognition)

something that is discovered (noun.communication)

the act of designating or identifying something (noun.act)

the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known (noun.cognition)

a language unit by which a person or thing is known (noun.communication)

the verbal act of naming (noun.communication)

capable of being identified (adj.all)

something that is found (noun.object)

someone who is the first to think of or make something (noun.person)

an enlightening or astonishing disclosure (noun.cognition)

the speech act of making something evident (noun.communication)

the act of disclosing something that was secret or private (noun.communication)

an unintentional disclosure (noun.communication)

the disclosure of something secret (noun.communication)

the exposure of an impostor or a fraud (noun.communication)