Synonyms of discovered

discovered 1 of 2

adjective

as in identified

Related Words

• identified
• detected
• crowded
• traveled
• bustling
• busy
• swarming
• teeming
• thronging
• trod

Dissimilar Words

• undiscovered
• unexplored
• untrodden
• pristine
• virgin
• trackless
• pathless
• unspoiled
• untraveled
• untraversed

discovered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of discover

1

as in realized

to come to an awareness of

I was startled to discover that my keys were missing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realized
• learned
• heard
• found
• saw
• ascertained
• found out
• got on (to)
• caught on (to)
• detected
• encountered
• spotted
• got wind of
• hit (on or upon)
• wised (up)
• figured out
• noted
• tumbled (to)
• espied
• perceived
• discerned
• observed
• calculated
• puzzled (out)
• descried
• divined
• doped (out)
• minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• overlooked
• ignored
• disregarded
• forgot
• covered
• concealed
• hid
• screened
• masked
• veiled
• shrouded
• blanketed
• cloaked
• blotted out
• unlearned
• enshrouded
• occulted
• curtained

2

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

we hope to discover the real reason for his odd behavior

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• learned
• located
• got
• ascertained
• detected
• determined
• found out
• dug up
• rummaged
• dug out
• hit (on or upon)
• ran down
• turned up
• tracked (down)
• spotted
• hunted (down or up)
• dredged (up)
• rooted (out)
• descried
• routed (out)
• scouted (up)
• sighted
• scared up
• sought
• nosed out
• ferreted (out)
• espied
• searched (for or out)
• looked for

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• overlooked
• passed over
• lost
• misplaced
• mislaid
• misset

3

as in revealed

to make known (as information previously kept secret)

discovered to his friend how people whom he had trusted had betrayed him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revealed
• disclosed
• uncovered
• told
• exposed
• announced
• shared
• divulged
• unveiled
• spilled
• brought to light
• unmasked
• leaked
• bared
• published
• confided
• went public (with)
• let on (about)
• proclaimed
• confessed
• declared
• spilled the beans (about)
• uncloaked
• unearthed
• unbosomed
• posted
• acknowledged
• advertised
• informed
• promulgated
• let the cat out of the bag (about)
• debunked
• publicized
• related
• admitted
• owned
• betrayed
• brought out
• talked
• imparted
• showed up
• communicated
• blabbed
• conceded
• blazed
• sounded
• broadcast
• squealed
• disinterred
• gave away
• placarded
• unclothed
• avowed
• undraped
• smoked out
• raked up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• concealed
• hid
• covered (up)
• masked
• veiled
• shrouded
• disguised
• cloaked
• camouflaged
• enshrouded
• obscured
• whitewashed
• glossed (over)
• overshadowed
• eclipsed
• varnished
• gilded
• shaded
• darkened
• clouded
• overcast
• beclouded
• bedimmed
• befogged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of discovered

Verb

Over the years, mounds, pottery shards and other relics of Native American settlements that once dotted the swamp have been discovered. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026

Another activist discovered that the FWC had pulled his DAVID file, citing a criminal investigation. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Since she was first discovered at a restaurant while singing, Miranda Cosgrove‘s life has been a whirlwind. — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Under current law, if fraud is found to have happened with money that was taxed in a previous year, victims that qualify for a deduction generally must apply it to their income for the year the fraud was discovered, Roberts said. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 18 July 2026

The families of two men who discovered through DNA tests that they were switched at birth 38 years ago are accusing a North Dakota hospital of robbing them of the lives they were supposed to lead. — ABC News, 17 July 2026

Amid the investigations, authorities discovered a slew of racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic text messages exchanged between officers in 2023. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Researchers discovered that eleven specific words are frequently prominently included and seem to defy the assumption that AI is merely randomly composing a story for you. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

The hole was discovered in early April when a volunteer on a weekend cemetery clean-up day stumbled upon it. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026