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 of finding doom, sentence, holding, judgment (or judgement), rulingWords Related to finding 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 of finding detection, discovery, spotting, unearthingWords Related to finding awareness, espial, notice; disclosure, exposure, revelation, uncovering, unveiling; creation, invention; exploration; rediscoveryNear Antonyms of finding disappearance, loss; concealment, hiding