Synonyms of detected

detected 1 of 2

adjective

as in identified

Related Words

• identified
• discovered
• crowded
• bustling
• swarming
• traveled
• busy
• teeming
• thronging
• trod

Dissimilar Words

• undiscovered
• unexplored
• pristine
• untrodden
• virgin
• trackless
• unspoiled
• pathless
• untraversed
• untraveled

detected

2 of 2

verb

past tense of detect

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

I can detect just a hint of lemon in the soup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• discovered
• learned
• located
• got
• ascertained
• determined
• found out
• tracked (down)
• dug up
• dug out
• ran down
• rooted (out)
• hit (on or upon)
• turned up
• routed (out)
• rummaged
• hunted (down or up)
• dredged (up)
• spotted
• descried
• ferreted (out)
• scouted (up)
• scared up
• sighted
• nosed out
• sought
• espied
• looked for
• searched (for or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of detected

Verb

The study detected elevated helium, argon and neon signals in the active reactor compared with background measurements. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

The flu can be detected in infected people beginning about one day before symptoms appear and for roughly five to seven days after patients become sick, according to the CDC. — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Known versions are detected by Google Play Protect, which is enabled by default on Android devices with Google Play Services. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The lopsided battle took place on September 12 when members of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence detected the Russian uncrewed surface vessel (USV) in the Black Sea and directed a Ukrainian Navy drone boat to intercept. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

It was then detected by the Chandra space telescope, which has X-ray eyes. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Oversight measures are crucial for seeing how often agent misbehavior is detected by monitoring systems, the company said. — Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Also, Hantavirus was detected on a cruise ship that docked in the Atlantic off Cape Verde in May. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

This is the second year in a row that the WMO has detected positive change in the ozone hole, but there are still some warning signs highlighted in the report. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026