FINDS OUT Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

finds out

verb

present tense third-person singular of find out

as in realizes

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

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as in finds

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 finds out Some family members even left the courtroom as Marcelle is heard asking about her children and finds out her son was killed. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 24 June 2026 And also God help him if anyone on the island finds out that Evan is the last [descendant]. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 June 2026 At the lot where the Bombsight meet happens, Geisha finds out the squad is looking for V-One. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 6 May 2026 Sean is tested when his longtime friend and employee Jorge (Trey Santiago-Hudson) finds out about all of Sean’s changes and feels betrayed — Sean’s new sous chef gig means the end of the food truck, which Jorge was relying on. — Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026 In Season 1 Morgan discovered Roman may have inadvertently become involved in Los Angeles' criminal underworld, and Karadec finds out Roman was an FBI informant who's likely now in Nevada. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025 Paul finds out and blows his top. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025 After Jeremiah gets disgustingly drunk at his bachelor party, Conrad finds out that Jeremiah cheated on Belly in Cabo. — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Butterfly follows David, a former special operative, who finds out that his estranged daughter, Rebecca, is working for the same dark spy agency, Caddis, that he was forced to flee. — Caroline Blair, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for finds out

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The spy thriller is just one of the many shows in Sheridan’s empire, and so Luckinbill realizes the biggest obstacle could be getting the prolific creator to take a break from TV.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
Listening in from a nearby water tower via a wire, Rand realizes Kershaw’s connection to the plot and holds him at gunpoint, sparking a fierce brawl between them.

— Max Gao, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of realizes

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Rosignoli also recommended the Museo Civico Naturalistico-Archeologico in Vicenza, which has finds from Lake Fimon and Teatro Berga, an actual Roman theater that once stood in the city center.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Luanne, a beauty-school dropout, finds her voice as a Christian children’s puppeteer.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of finds

Verb

That specificity has raised alarms because military personnel, intelligence officials, and contractors have privileged knowledge capable of shifting the value of a contract before the public learns it.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026
Each market requires its own evidence and reimbursement pathway—a reality every company scaling medical technology globally learns quickly.

— Erez Meltzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of learns

Verb

Peel, who is an expert on the Mexican cattle trade, told CNN that screwworm isn’t the primary force behind high cattle prices, and sees the issue as a fig-leaf for a broader anti-free trade agenda.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The 2017 sketch sees Matt Damon claiming to be the father of Kimmel’s child with wife Molly McNearney, and Povich was supposed to adjudicate the dispute.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of sees

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If most people tend to think of the art as the visual or sonic manifestation one encounters, Protocol Art locates the art not in its manifestations but in the work that generates them.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The medical model locates disability inside the individual, a deficit to be cured, corrected or endured until the person can function in a world built without them.

— Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of locates

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Through Hood’s conversations with Silvia in the weeks leading up to the execution, Hood learned that Silvia often hears voices and speaks to others who are not there.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
The Board of Tax Appeals, which was established in 1969, hears hundreds of appeals each year.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026