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

The remains, discovered at a Greek border area 60 years ago, were flown to the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, aboard a military aircraft that was escorted by Bulgarian air force fighter jets from the country's border with Greece. — Costas Kantouris, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Kim’s laboratory previously discovered that molten bismuth can act like a chemical sponge, cleanly capturing rare-earth elements out of liquid salts. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Investigators discovered that blood found on a wall inside the home did not belong to Davis. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

The discovery is the latest instance of CDE leadership telling employees bedbugs are not in the building, only for more to be discovered at a later date and igniting doubt among CDE’s workforce on whether treatment is effective. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

The two men responded after screaming passengers discovered what was unfolding in the cockpit. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

In 2022, the state failed to execute Oscar Smith after officials discovered problems with the execution drugs and acknowledged they had not been properly tested. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026

At the time, officials said the shipwreck had been discovered off the coast of Apulia during a routine maritime patrol in June 2025. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

This may be the latest organ discovered, a medical advance made possible by live imaging. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026