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verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of discover

1 to come to an awareness of

  • I was startled to discover that my keys were missing
Synonyms of discover

ascertain, catch on (to), find out, get on (to), hear, learn, realize, see, wise (up)
Words Related to discover

hit (on or upon), tumble (to)

descry, detect, encounter, espy, see, spot

calculate, dope (out), figure out, find, puzzle (out)

discern, mind, note, observe, perceive

divine
Phrases Synonymous with discover

get wind of
Near Antonyms of discover

miss, overlook

disregard, ignore

forget, unlearn

blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, mask, occult, screen, shroud, veil

2 to come upon after searching, study, or effort

  • we hope to discover the real reason for his odd behavior
Synonyms of discover

ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig out, dig up, dredge (up), ferret (out), find, find out, get, hit (on or upon), hunt (down or up), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), rummage, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up
Words Related to discover

espy, sight, spot

look for, search (for or out), seek
Near Antonyms of discover

lose, mislay, misplace, misset
Antonyms of discover

miss, overlook, pass over

3 to make known (as information previously kept secret)

  • discovered to his friend how people whom he had trusted had betrayed him
Synonyms of discover

bare, disclose, divulge, expose, let on (about), reveal, spill, tell, unbosom, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil
Words Related to discover

confide, share

debunk, show up

unclothe, undrape

advertise, announce, blaze, bring out, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound

betray, blab, give away, leak

inform, squeal, talk

communicate, impart, relate

acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, own

disinter, rake up, smoke out, unearth
Phrases Synonymous with discover

bring to light, go public (with), let the cat out of the bag (about), spill the beans (about)
Near Antonyms of discover

camouflage, disguise

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

becloud, bedim, befog, cloud, darken, eclipse, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade
Antonyms of discover

cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil

Synonym Discussion of discover

discover, ascertain, determine, unearth, learn mean to find out what one did not previously know. discover may apply to something requiring exploration or investigation or to a chance encounter.
    • discovered the source of the river
ascertain implies effort to find the facts or the truth proceeding from awareness of ignorance or uncertainty.
    • attempts to ascertain the population of the region
determine emphasizes the intent to establish the facts definitely or precisely.
    • unable to determine the origin of the word
unearth implies bringing to light something forgotten or hidden.
    • unearth old records
learn may imply acquiring knowledge with little effort or conscious intention (as by simply being told) or it may imply study and practice.
    • I learned her name only today
    • learning Greek

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