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 After finding out the fire suppression systems didn't work, Mayor Tom Maglicco and his police chief went to the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office for help. — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Rogan suggested that his guest should hurry up with Iran-war negotiations and get on with the real business of the government, such as finding out whether the government is secretly hoarding extraterrestrial corpses. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 Jennifer said finding out Kennus could give her a kidney was an incredible moment for the couple. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 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 Someone who can hold all that is someone worth finding out about. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for finding out

Verb

Jeanne O’Brien, one of the tourists on board, recalled realizing the plane was heading toward the dock moments before impact.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
This remains a very dangerous situation, as motorists may unknowingly drive into deep flood waters, not realizing the flooding is there due to the darkness.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of realizing

Verb

Over in the post-production room, one of the clearest examples of that evolving creative process came in during the edits and music supervision, where even individual sequences were still finding their identity as the show came together.

— Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Zahary emphasized that LLMs, in his experience, have been valuable in assisting humans in developing new theories or finding answers to problems.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of finding

Verb

Recent surveys have continued discovering quasars that formed less than a billion years after the Big Bang, helping astronomers understand how the earliest supermassive black holes grew so quickly.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
As agents proliferate, these machine-to-machine trust relationships can quickly outpace the teams responsible for discovering, scoping, owning and rotating them.

— Eric Fourrier, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovering

Verb

Homeschool enrichment programs allow homeschooled students to participate in public school activities and learning part-time.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Harbaugh had been an assistant coach elsewhere, learning the ropes as an offensive consultant at Western Kentucky and quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders, but this was his first chance to be a head coach.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of learning

Verb

And the actor believes there is a power in seeing only the before and aftermath of the killing.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
There was the guy Daemon stabbed through the ear, and then the smelly killers Gwayne sniffed out, and now Ser Adrian, who took a knife to the throat within seconds of seeing Aemond.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of seeing

Verb

The pastime is gaining attention on TikTok and growing in popularity nationwide, driving more folks to discover the appeal (and challenge) of locating and identifying wild mushrooms.

— Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
Both the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office assisted in locating the investigator’s body, though no further information about the incident has been shared publicly, according to the outlet.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of locating

Verb

For four years now, Metro light rail trains have been running down the center of Crenshaw Boulevard, and for just as long, residents say a major promise has been broken.

— Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Not Bone, But Nerve That something is the ulnar nerve, one of the three major nerves running down the arm.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026