ASCERTAINED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

ascertained

verb

past tense of ascertain

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

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as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort ascertained that their old colonial-era house had once functioned as a tavern

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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

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Verb

In Shibuya, Halloween festivities were already a nuisance — but now, officials realized there was more to worry about than empty bottles and loud music.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Why yes, Bell realized — even in preseason games, NFL contact can be particularly violent.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of realized

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The company was founded by Kush Agarwal and Arvin Singh, who have backgrounds in aerospace engineering and aircraft development at the University of California, Los Angeles.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Jacob Bickelhaupt co-founded the now-shuttered Konro restaurant in West Palm Beach, where his ex-wife was a partner.

— Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of found

Verb

Nearly 2 pounds of the meteorite was discovered in the Sahara in Mali in 2022, and most is now held by a museum in Maine.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
However, this remains a conceptual demonstration, not a system that has discovered an extraterrestrial transmission.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of discovered

Verb

As a child, Betkowski displayed a morbid curiosity with chemicals and explosives, Cooper learned.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
For decades, junior accountants learned their trade by reconciling accounts, manually entering data, and grinding through the month-end close.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of learned

Verb

The committee heard substantial evidence that construction workers had smoked on site, and several cigarette butts and some partially burned materials, such as cardboard boxes, were found on the flat roof.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Someone in the area can be heard using whistles, a tool that some activists have employed to alert people when ICE is in the area.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of heard

Verb

At least 375 children under age 18 in Jacksonville have been hospitalized for firearm injuries since 2018 and at least 150 from ZIP codes 32206, 32208, and 32209 — where Brown’s Dump is located.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Later in the day, a California Highway Patrol helicopter located a deceased climber on that route, but a storm system soon moved into the area, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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