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
• overlooked
• passed over
• lost
• misplaced
• mislaid
• misset

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ascertained

Although not a complete accounting of workers in these offices, the Post ascertained their demographics and current statuses by examining organizational charts, professional profiles and social media. — Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Some of the data on the laptop was later ascertained to belong to Hunter Biden. — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

The nationalities of 111 other missing people had yet to be ascertained, authorities said. — Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

The only clear purpose that can be ascertained from the statute is that it is supposed to encourage the investment of new capital in low-income communities. — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Deierlein says that these measures are needed in the short term—at least until the cause of the damage can be ascertained. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 July 2026

Who had what — or more specifically, half of what — must be ascertained before figuring in tax and tip. — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2026

Taylor believed there was an objectively correct productivity level that could be ascertained as certainly as gravity. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026

The pair quickly ascertained that a skier was still attached to the skis, and bee-lined toward him. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026