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

Last year, Orange County’s vector control detected West Nile virus in four mosquito pools. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

The parasite fly’s larvae, which feeds within the wounds of warm-blooded animals, was first detected in a calf in Zavala County at the start of last month, marking the first case in the country’s livestock in about five decades. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers are often preventable or manageable when detected early. — Russell Cox, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Fire officials said crews would begin working to stabilize the building after no additional movement was detected in two columns that had buckled. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 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

Late in the game, Portugal were spared extra time after Croatia's second goal was ruled out for an offside detected by the faintest touch on the ball. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026

Although astronomers are pretty sure there is a neutron star in the heart of the remnant based on indirect evidence, no pulsar radio emissions have yet been detected. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 July 2026

Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports 145 cases have been detected in 17 states since May 1, excluding Michigan, as of June 16, with at least 20 people hospitalized. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 July 2026