Synonyms of finds out

finds out

verb

present tense third-person singular of find out

1

as in realizes

to come to an awareness of

that was around the time that I found out I was adopted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realizes
• discovers
• sees
• learns
• hears
• finds
• gets on (to)
• ascertains
• gets wind of
• catches on (to)
• tumbles (to)
• figures out
• hits (on or upon)
• detects
• wises (up)
• encounters
• puzzles (out)
• perceives
• spots
• notes
• espies
• descries
• calculates
• observes
• discerns
• minds
• dopes (out)
• divines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• overlooks
• ignores
• disregards
• forgets
• covers
• curtains
• masks
• hides
• blankets
• conceals
• blots out
• unlearns
• screens
• shrouds
• cloaks
• enshrouds
• veils
• occults

2

as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

found out about the new restaurant by reading reviews online

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finds
• learns
• discovers
• locates
• gets
• runs down
• digs out
• tracks (down)
• turns up
• hunts (down or up)
• digs up
• determines
• hits (on or upon)
• roots (out)
• detects
• ascertains
• dredges (up)
• noses out
• rummages
• scouts (up)
• ferrets (out)
• descries
• scares up
• routs (out)
• looks for
• sights
• searches (for or out)
• spots
• seeks
• espies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passes over
• misses
• overlooks
• loses
• misplaces
• missets
• mislays

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of finds out

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