Synonyms of ascertains

ascertains

verb

present tense third-person singular of ascertain

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realizes
• discovers
• sees
• learns
• hears
• finds
• finds out
• detects
• gets on (to)
• catches on (to)
• gets wind of
• perceives
• calculates
• hits (on or upon)
• tumbles (to)
• wises (up)
• discerns
• encounters
• observes
• espies
• figures out
• descries
• puzzles (out)
• spots
• divines
• notes
• dopes (out)
• minds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• ignores
• overlooks
• disregards
• forgets
• conceals
• hides
• covers
• masks
• curtains
• blankets
• unlearns
• screens
• shrouds
• enshrouds
• blots out
• cloaks
• occults
• veils

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• misses
• ignores
• overlooks
• disregards
• forgets
• conceals
• hides
• covers
• masks
• curtains
• blankets
• unlearns
• screens
• shrouds
• enshrouds
• blots out
• cloaks
• occults
• veils

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2

as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finds
• learns
• discovers
• locates
• determines
• gets
• detects
• finds out
• tracks (down)
• rummages
• hits (on or upon)
• runs down
• turns up
• roots (out)
• hunts (down or up)
• digs up
• digs out
• dredges (up)
• descries
• noses out
• seeks
• ferrets (out)
• scares up
• scouts (up)
• routs (out)
• sights
• spots
• espies
• looks for
• searches (for or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• overlooks
• passes over
• loses
• misplaces
• mislays
• missets

• misses
• overlooks
• passes over
• loses
• misplaces
• mislays
• missets

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