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Synonyms & Antonyms of finding
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
- the evidence supported a finding of unfair bias, and the court entered judgment for the plaintiff
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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
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finding
verbpresent participle of find
Synonyms & Antonyms of finding (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
- we finally found the information after searching dozens of Internet sites
Synonyms for finding
- ascertaining,
- descrying,
- detecting,
- determining,
- digging out,
- digging up,
- discovering,
- dredging (up),
- ferreting (out),
- finding out,
- getting,
- hitting (on or upon),
- hunting (down or up),
- learning,
- locating,
- nosing out,
- rooting (out),
- routing (out),
- rummaging,
- running down,
- scaring up,
- scouting (up),
- tracking (down),
- turning up
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- losing,
- mislaying,
- misplacing,
- missetting
- (or mis-setting)
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2
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
- hey, I found my notebook!
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The first known use of finding was in the 14th century
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