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

It’s most often seen in people who play contact sports such as football, hockey and soccer, but it has also been detected in the brains of troops who have been injured in explosions and in some people who experience domestic violence. — Nadia Kounang, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Stanislaus County did not specify where the virus was detected. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

State officials later reported that CDC testing detected Naegleria fowleri in the parish water system. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

The western island of South Sumatra also battled fires, with more than 1,700 hot spots detected on Sunday, causing a choked haze cloud and reducing visibility to only 10 meters (33 feet) in some areas, the ministry said. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

The western island of South Sumatra also battled fires, with more than 1,700 hot spots detected Sunday, causing a choking haze cloud and reducing visibility to only 30 or so feet in some areas, the ministry said. — Niniek Karmini, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Some of the highest concentrations in Lake Superior have been detected offshore from the tribe’s territory. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

The researchers demonstrated the material in a data-glove system that detected hand movements and translated them into corresponding movements on a robotic model in real time. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

This includes embedding safety features that prevent malign bioweapons development and embedding mechanisms that enable such misuse to be easily detected. — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026