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 West Nile virus has been detected in Yuba County for the first time this year, according to a Monday news release from the Sutter-Yuba Mosquito and Vector Control District. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

However, this innovative material completely erases thermal signatures from infrared screens by altering how heat is emitted and detected. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Take Croatia’s last-gasp equaliser against Portugal, disallowed due to a contentious offside ruling based on data collected by a microchip in the ball which detected a slight touch by a Croatia player in the build-up to the goal. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 14 July 2026

Astronomers have detected a natural sugar found in raspberries in clouds of interstellar dust and gas near the center of the Milky Way galaxy. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Scientists have detected a small black hole hiding inside one of the Milky Way’s massive star clusters, Omega Centauri. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 14 July 2026

Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that's also found in raspberries and self-tanners. — CBS News, 13 July 2026

This story was automatically generated by Quakebot, a computer application that monitors the latest earthquakes detected by the USGS. — Quakebot, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Two police unions in Cambridge are saying technology that detected gunshots in the city but was removed by a city council vote in May could have helped a man found shot dead over the weekend. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026