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

Most of the roughly 150 sets of human remains that Hess says are discovered in Pima County every year turn up after monsoon season ends in late September, said Bradley Bartos, assistant professor at the University of Arizona. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Another, lesser possibility, is that some technical issue was discovered at the last minute with either the complex Chang’e 7 payload, or the rocket. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Aug. 2026

Historic brick sewers discovered during excavation work on the 16th Street Improvement Project. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

The secret was discovered when a courtesy phone call was made telling his mom about an injury. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

The agent discovered a software weakness and used it in a way that affected another person. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the bear, which weighed about 300 pounds, entered an unlocked vehicle while searching for food, became trapped inside and likely was exposed to the summer heat over several days before it was discovered. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

Long before she was welcomed into high-profile homes, Simpson discovered that caring for children came naturally. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026

Gears and mechanical transmission Ancient Greek and Roman engineers discovered that toothed wheels could transfer motion, alter rotational speed, and change the direction of force. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026