FINDS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of find

as in discovers

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 encounters

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

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noun

plural of find

as in discoveries

something discovered that antique plate was a great garage sale find

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Recent Examples of finds

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Gwayne packs his things and leaves the host as Criston gives his rallying speech, as Daemon finds the grotesque banquet, as Alicent and her daughter are plunged into terrible darkness. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Edwards is quick to drive after facing up against her defender, even when the spacing around her isn’t exactly pristine; none of the Connecticut guards really give the defense a reason to stay home, but Edwards still finds a way to the basket. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Make Seashell Jewelry Turn favorite beach finds into necklaces, earrings, or bracelets for one-of-a-kind accessories that also preserve vacation memories. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026 The costs of space launch have fallen 96% in the past six decades and have the potential to plummet by nearly as much by 2040, a new study finds. — Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 20 July 2026 In the story, the protagonist finds in a powerful neo-Pentecostal church an opportunity to escape poverty. — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 19 July 2026 Season 3, as the show's latest trailer suggests, finds the central trio each pursuing their own passions while remaining caught in one another's orbit. — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026 Much of the season finds Lestat wrestling with profound guilt, including over the death of their daughter, Claudia (played with harrowing grace by Delainey Hayles). — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026 Whatever the reason, Maryland finds itself in a deep hole in 2026, with no easy way out of it. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 13 July 2026

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Frank Mnich, a mudlark from Sussex, was standing at the top of a flight of steps down to the river, looking like someone who was there to fix the drains, in cargo pants, rain boots, and kneepads, with pouches fastened around his waist for his finds. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 Still, these budget-friendly finds show that building a higher-protein routine does not always require expensive supplements or specialty grocery stores. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 For Perreault, the historic grenade was a far cry from his usual finds. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Some of my favorite finds—including a pair of stylish sandals—are up to 54 percent off. — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026 The discovery comes as Egypt seeks to promote new archaeological finds to support tourism, a key source of foreign currency for the country. — CBS News, 12 July 2026 The summer markdowns are aplenty and Amazon’s Designer Outlet is overflowing with the best finds. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 3 July 2026 And humanity aims to follow up on such finds — possibly by astronauts working out of a research base. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 July 2026 Guyatt added that the discovery is a reminder that physical archives continue to yield important historical finds. — Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 3 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for finds

Verb

Every so often someone discovers that a distant relative has left them an unexpected inheritance.

— Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Torn between brotherly love and marital loyalty, Irwin discovers he’s ensnared in forces far beyond his control.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 16 July 2026

Definition of discovers

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The agent encounters its own limitations, its own failure modes, its own unexpected strengths.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The players in this year’s final will all know each other well from La Liga encounters — 24 of the 52 across both squads feature for Spanish clubs (18 for Spain and six for Argentina).

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of encounters

Noun

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
The botanist said the Claremont Fire, which officials expect won’t be contained until early August, has done serious damage to the Boise goldenweed population just months after Ertter published research on her discoveries.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026

Definition of discoveries

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Knowing where a company sits in the AI stack, where agentic meets generative, and how to assess servers versus storage is becoming ever more crucial for tracking the runners and riders in the AI race.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Norway have two players, including Erling Haaland, free at the far post when Ajer meets the ball.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of meets

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Every documentary filmmaker or journalist or investigator learns how to pull at that thread.

— Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Meanwhile, their son Telemachus is told by the goddess Athena (Zendaya) to seek news of his father and learns Odysseus is alive, but held captive by a nymph (Charlize Theron).

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of learns

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In the city of Mashhad in northeast Iran, there's a natural history museum associated with local Ferdowsi University that gets all manner of donations, including animals that died in the road and injured birds.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 17 July 2026
January 20 – February 18 Fun gets easier when the money boundary is not pretending to be flexible.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026