Synonyms of ascertaining

ascertaining

verb

present participle of ascertain

1

as in realizing

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

• realizing
• discovering
• seeing
• hearing
• learning
• finding
• finding out
• detecting
• getting on (to)
• catching on (to)
• getting wind of
• hitting (on or upon)
• calculating
• perceiving
• spotting
• encountering
• wising (up)
• tumbling (to)
• figuring out
• divining
• observing
• discerning
• noting
• espying
• descrying
• doping (out)
• puzzling (out)
• minding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• ignoring
• overlooking
• disregarding
• forgetting
• concealing
• covering
• hiding
• screening
• masking
• blanketing
• blotting out
• unlearning
• shrouding
• occulting
• cloaking
• veiling
• enshrouding
• curtaining

2

as in finding

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finding
• learning
• discovering
• locating
• determining
• getting
• detecting
• tracking (down)
• hitting (on or upon)
• finding out
• hunting (down or up)
• rummaging
• running down
• routing (out)
• dredging (up)
• digging up
• scouting (up)
• digging out
• ferreting (out)
• descrying
• rooting (out)
• turning up
• spotting
• scaring up
• nosing out
• seeking
• sighting
• looking for
• espying
• searching (for or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• overlooking
• passing over
• losing
• misplacing
• mislaying
• missetting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ascertaining

As the financial leader of a growing organization, balancing growth, cost pressure and financial stewardship while ascertaining employee enrichment led me to explore healthcare benefits from a strategic perspective. — Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Grocery store errands become more efficient, and visits to coffee shops, restaurants, and bars require ascertaining where the nearest bomb shelter lies. — Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026

This is the validation process and is tremendously crucial for ascertaining whether the RFT has made a positive significant difference in the AI model’s domain specificity. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024