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

In one project, the findings shaped the design of wildlife crossings after previously unrecorded species were detected. — Gamuda Contributor, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Justin Wrobleski turned in an All-Star-worthy first half but is close to surpassing his career innings total in a season — though the Dodgers have not detected any signs of fatigue. — Katie Woo, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Mysteriously, no water ice was detected in any of the three moons studied or the rings. — Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Amgen detected unauthorized access to the data on third-party cloud servers in July. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Seek medical care for prolonged or relapsing watery diarrhea, and ask your provider to specifically request cyclospora testing, as it is not reliably detected on routine stool exams. — Joseph Hernandez august 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026

Hugging Face’s security team and its own agents detected and stopped the activity on its infrastructure. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

In an unusual twist, two groups working independently detected the cold gas giant a few days apart late last year using different telescopes. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Sweetgreen shares are down 8% after rebounding on Friday by 14% when it was thought that the source of the outbreak had been detected. — Christina Cheddar Berk,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 20 July 2026