FINDING OUT Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

finding out

verb

present participle of find out

as in realizing

to come to an awareness of that was around the time that I found out I was adopted

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as in finding

to come upon after searching, study, or effort found out about the new restaurant by reading reviews online

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Recent Examples of finding out The journey to finding out starts next week. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026 Someone who can hold all that is someone worth finding out about. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026 With the news that Assad had fled the country came the hope of finding out their fates. — Sally Hayden, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026 What was your reaction to finding out that your character was going to die like that? — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026 But parenthood offers you this opportunity to burn your entire life down in sacrifice to finding out what’s real. — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 But for Hall, the convoluted process of finding out about the ectopic pregnancy, and then undergoing emergency surgery, added layers to her pain. — Emily Brindley health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026 Griffin recalls the moment Ahead of his debut, Griffin met with reporters to discuss his career up to this point, the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, and finding out he was getting promoted to the Big Leagues. — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 Families are having an even harder time than usual talking to loved ones in immigration detention or finding out where they're located during the current Department of Homeland Security shutdown, a Texas Democrat says. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for finding out

Verb

Upon realizing that Paolasin was in need of help, one of her 16-year-old family members went into the water to try to help her, per the outlet.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
While these companies aggressively embraced AI to enhance their operations, a growing number are realizing that replacing people has been problematic.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of realizing

Verb

More than a week after the disaster, search-and-rescue operations remain active, though hopes of finding additional survivors are rapidly fading.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
The family pursued legal action after finding that their pool was not built according to code, and put the settlement money toward founding a water safety nonprofit, The Zac Foundation.

— Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of finding

Verb

Officials have not reported discovering caches containing cash, gold or weapons and have not publicly commented on the broader allegations.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
The findings also demonstrate the incredible observing power of the JWST and how the $10 billion space telescope is still discovering things no other instrument can.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of discovering

Verb

After learning that her friend Shannon’s mother has died in a car accident, Elle is suddenly facing her first real encounter with grief and, unable to sit with it, throws herself into planning the memorial, down to selecting the music.

— Angelina Mazza, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Doctors suspected rabies after learning the boy had direct contact with a bat weeks earlier.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of learning

Verb

True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Hernandez, 29, a contractor based in Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville, undertook the $380 project with furniture from HomeGoods after seeing his pet spend most of her life tucked away in a little corner.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of seeing

Verb

The utility said around noon that crews are in the process of locating valves to get water pumping again, but repairs might take 12-16 hours.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Friends who tried locating Chase were said to have been concerned about her living situation in recent years.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

Definition of locating

Verb

Handing the survivor her jewelry and hearing her story a few days later gave Dondi and her team of volunteers a reassuring nudge to push forward with their work.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
During Murdaugh’s first status hearing on Monday, June 29, Judge Debra McCaslin did not rule on the DNA evidence, telling defense attorneys to clarify if the sample was viable.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of hearing

Verb

Kaishu Sano stole a pass in the middle of the field and then did the rest, running down the middle of the pitch before burying a right-footed strike into the left side of the goal, his first score in international play.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026
Have fun walking up and running down the dunes with your pup, but be mindful of the heat and elevation to avoid overdoing it.

— Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 29 June 2026