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

Data from the Interior Ministry reflects crimes that are formally reported or detected by police, while the FCJE monitors incidents collected from community members, social media and other sources. — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

If no wake word is detected, the audio used for wake word detection is processed locally on the TV, promptly deleted, and is not transmitted to LG servers. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

After decades without cases in livestock, the flesh-eating parasite and longtime foe of American ranchers was detected again in June 2026. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Silicon cannot conduct ions; hence, any signal detected by the microscope showed that surface topography generated the measurement artifacts instead of actual ion movement. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Aviation authorities temporarily restrict aircraft from areas where ash has been detected because volcanic particles can damage engines and other critical systems. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

At the same time, the National Park Service has recorded fewer recreational visits to Cape Cod National Seashore, the 40-mile stretch of coastline where white sharks are regularly detected. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Her lungs were fine, but the X-ray detected something suspicious with her liver. — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2026

The mission was targeted to get off the ground in mid-September before an oxidizer leak was detected on the propulsion system of the Dragon spacecraft, selected to transport the astronauts to and dock at the orbital station. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026