finding

1 a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard the Supreme Court's finding was that the state law was unconstitutional Synonyms doom, sentence, holding, judgment (or judgement), rulingRelated Words inquest, verdict; authority; decree, edict, injunction, order; arbitrament, award, declaration, deliverance, dictum, pronouncement; conclusion, decision, determination, opinion, resolution; discipline, penalty, punishment

2 the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time the scientists were thrilled with the finding of the new fossil Synonyms detection, discovery, spotting, unearthingRelated Words awareness, espial, notice; disclosure, exposure, revelation, uncovering, unveiling; creation, invention; exploration; rediscoveryNear Antonyms disappearance, loss; concealment, hiding