FINDING Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

finding 1 of 2

noun

ˈfīn-diŋ

Definition of finding

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

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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

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finding

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verb

present participle of find

as in discovering

to come upon after searching, study, or effort we finally found the information after searching dozens of Internet sites

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as in encountering

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance hey, I found my notebook!

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Recent Examples of finding

Noun

Fairfax County police held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to discuss the initial findings of their investigation into the killing. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026 The judge’s findings would return to the commission for final action. — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

Verb

With auction sales for South Asian art exceeding $100 million in 2025 alone, both major names and middle-market artists are finding their work targeted by forgers. — News Desk, Artforum, 20 Aug. 2026 The Shelton of 2025 who scrapped out wins by scrambling along the baseline and finding a way has evolved into a more assertive player. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for finding

Recent Examples of Synonyms for finding

Noun

Following a July federal court ruling in Colorado that initially granted everyone in his class an extra year, Dent unretired and entered the transfer portal for one more season.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
The judge's ruling vacated the visa ban and also set aside visa denials that were based only on the policy.

— Michael Copley, NPR, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of ruling

Noun

There have been no arrests made in relation to the death, police told CNN, but the father of one of Fortune’s children was arrested shortly after the discovery of her body on unrelated weapons charges, jail records show.

— Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
In addition to the battle with the young digital creator, one transformed Julie’s discovery of her Italian American roots into a Goodfellas parody.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovery

Verb

That coordination gives everyone time to confirm eligibility on the new stock, model the holding-period math and put the election deadline on the calendar rather than discovering it after the fact.

— Sharon Olson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The greater risk is losing access to one difficult-to-replace material and discovering that an entire factory, grid project or defense program cannot proceed without it.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovering

Verb

Thus far, this is not a problem the city reports encountering.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
According to the company, Skyring walked 75 miles over seven days through the Namib Desert to the Skeleton Coast in July 2000, encountering several oryx gazelles along the way.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of encountering

Noun

In a proffer agreement, Davis agreed to spill his guts again in exchange for a lighter sentence on drug charges.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Hansen’s sentence was first reduced to 25 years to life, and the state later created a pathway to earlier parole for many youthful offenders serving life sentences.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of sentence

Verb

The next day, the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office posted on its Facebook page asking for help locating Nikki.

— Francie Ebert, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation initially contacted Roswell police and asked for assistance locating and apprehending Spruill.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of locating

Noun

The inspiration for the series began with the fact that the Museum’s holdings included an actual VistaVision projector built in the early 1990s for dailies screenings but which hadn’t been used for decades.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Some of Petso's clients refused to sell even a portion of their holdings.

— CJ Haddad,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026