ASCERTAINS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

ascertains

verb

present tense third-person singular of ascertain

as in realizes

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 finds

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 ascertains Flores ascertains the garment requires a great shoe or boot to complete the look. — Julia Guerra, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026

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Rhaenyra realizes that she’s been played and confronts the child.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of realizes

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Much of the season finds Lestat wrestling with profound guilt, including over the death of their daughter, Claudia (played with harrowing grace by Delainey Hayles).

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Whatever the reason, Maryland finds itself in a deep hole in 2026, with no easy way out of it.

— Scott Cohn, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Definition of finds

Verb

Every documentary filmmaker or journalist or investigator learns how to pull at that thread.

— Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Meanwhile, their son Telemachus is told by the goddess Athena (Zendaya) to seek news of his father and learns Odysseus is alive, but held captive by a nymph (Charlize Theron).

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of learns

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But after several injuries to the squad this summer, manager Luis de la Fuente has reverted to Spain’s trusty trademark, which sees it as the narrow favorite for the title.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Meanwhile, Spain sees it as a coronating moment for a group aiming for the nation’s second title (2010).

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of sees

Verb

As Gu-cheon and Saeng-gang prepare for Gu-cheon’s trip to the mirror world, Saeng-gang hears a spirit proclaiming that Gu-cheon will die that night.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026
At the film’s end, Abbie Cornish as Fanny hears secondhand about Keats’s death and utters a cry that is almost too much to bear — a cry that feels too real.

— Sarah Chihaya, Vulture, 16 July 2026

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