DISCOVERY Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

discovery

noun

di-ˈskə-v(ə-)rē

Definition of discovery

as in finding

the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time the discovery of a new species of starfish

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as in find

something discovered his many zoological discoveries include several species of birds

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Recent Examples of discovery But after his son Eugene Horsch, 44, was arrested in June on charges involving unlawful firearms and forgery, police made a series of unsettling discoveries at the family home on Chew Avenue in Philly's Olney neighborhood. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026 She was woken by Lizzie after the discovery of Andrew’s body and went to get the doctor. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 The most unusual discovery was the burial of a young male horse. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Hacktron’s researchers wrote in their blog post that OpenAI paid them $6,500 for the discovery. — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for discovery

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The $177 billion finding represents nearly 10% of federal discretionary spending, the groups said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Buyers may price in uncertainty, leave room for diligence findings or set an anchor price that frames the rest of the negotiation.

— Mike McIsaac CPA, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of finding

Noun

Wade was one of Gansey’s first real finds as an executive, and behind the scenes pushed for his ever expanding role with the Cavaliers.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, other browsers chitchat about cats, weird vintage finds and their eccentric animal obsessions from childhood.

— Yvonne Villaseñor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of find

Noun

An independent investigation found that the AI swarm found a way to secretly communicate and coordinated the unauthorized hack, editing and deleting its activity logs to avoid detection.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The bilingual document laid out guidelines for labeling AI content and developing systems for rapid AI risk detection.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of detection

Noun

Jacir signed on as executive producer after connecting with the film’s exploration of memory and resistance.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
These days, Artemis isn't the only extra demand on DSN; other space agencies also use the network for their own spacecraft, to a much greater degree than 50 years ago as space exploration has matured.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 6 Sep. 2026

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