Synonyms of finding

finding 1 of 2

noun

ˈfīn-diŋ 

1

as in ruling

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruling
• sentence
• holding
• verdict
• decision
• judgement
• judgment
• doom
• opinion
• determination
• declaration
• injunction
• order
• award
• decree
• resolution
• punishment
• conclusion
• inquest
• pronouncement
• authority
• deliverance
• discipline
• edict
• penalty
• dictum
• arbitrament

2

as in discovery

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 & Similar Words

• discovery
• detection
• unearthing
• exploration
• spotting
• awareness
• invention
• disclosure
• revelation
• creation
• uncovering
• notice
• exposure
• unveiling
• espial
• rediscovery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loss
• disappearance
• hiding
• concealment

finding

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verb

present participle of find

1

as in discovering

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

we finally found the information after searching dozens of Internet sites

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discovering
• locating
• learning
• getting
• determining
• ascertaining
• detecting
• rummaging
• finding out
• tracking (down)
• hitting (on or upon)
• running down
• hunting (down or up)
• routing (out)
• digging out
• digging up
• dredging (up)
• scouting (up)
• spotting
• seeking
• turning up
• ferreting (out)
• rooting (out)
• descrying
• nosing out
• scaring up
• sighting
• looking for
• espying
• searching (for or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• overlooking
• passing over
• losing
• misplacing
• mislaying
• missetting
• mis-setting

2

as in encountering

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

hey, I found my notebook!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encountering
• meeting
• discovering
• facing
• hitting (upon)
• happening (on or upon)
• lighting (on or upon)
• tumbling (upon)
• stumbling (on or onto)
• running against
• pitching (upon)
• coming across
• running into
• running across
• bumping into
• confronting
• running upon
• chancing (upon)
• lucking (out, on, onto, or into)
• striking
• turning up

Examples of finding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Their findings, tracing how the viruses react to shifts in temperature, were published in the journal Nature Geoscience last week. —Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024

This finding reopened the question: Was there horse transport at Botai at all? Leaving the Kurgan hypothesis in the past Over the past few years, trying to make sense of the archaeological record around horse domestication has become an ever more contradictory affair. —William Taylor, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024

Because research findings are mixed, more studies are needed to fully understand red yeast rice’s potential blood pressure-lowering benefits. —Jillian Kubala, Health, 2 Sep. 2024

After the initial archeological findings, interest in the island began to wane. —Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2024