Synonyms of ascertained

ascertained

verb

past tense of ascertain

1

as in realized

to come to an awareness of

was immediately able to ascertain that the girl was uncomfortable talking about her life at home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realized
• discovered
• heard
• learned
• found
• saw
• found out
• got on (to)
• caught on (to)
• detected
• got wind of
• encountered
• spotted
• hit (on or upon)
• discerned
• calculated
• wised (up)
• tumbled (to)
• figured out
• perceived
• noted
• observed
• descried
• espied
• puzzled (out)
• divined
• doped (out)
• minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• ignored
• overlooked
• disregarded
• forgot
• concealed
• covered
• hid
• screened
• masked
• veiled
• blotted out
• shrouded
• blanketed
• cloaked
• unlearned
• enshrouded
• occulted
• curtained

2

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

ascertained that their old colonial-era house had once functioned as a tavern

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• learned
• discovered
• located
• determined
• detected
• got
• dug up
• found out
• dug out
• hit (on or upon)
• tracked (down)
• rummaged
• descried
• ran down
• hunted (down or up)
• turned up
• dredged (up)
• rooted (out)
• routed (out)
• spotted
• scouted (up)
• sighted
• scared up
• ferreted (out)
• sought
• nosed out
• espied
• searched (for or out)
• looked for

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• passed over
• overlooked
• lost
• mislaid
• misplaced
• misset
• mis-set

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ascertained

Police quickly realized, however, there were inconsistencies in the siblings’ story, and authorities ascertained that Samantha was the person driving at the time of the incident. —Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025

Prior to digitization, this could be ascertained by monitoring the circulation of screening prints between distributors in New York. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025