unearthing

unearthing

noun

Definition of UNEARTHING

the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time <the unearthing of a prehistoric man who had been preserved in an Alpine glacier proved to be a great boon to science>

Synonyms detection, finding, spotting, unearthing

Related Words awareness, espial, notice; disclosure, exposure, revelation, uncovering, unveiling; creation, invention; exploration; rediscovery

Near Antonyms disappearance, loss; concealment, hiding

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