Synonyms of found out

found out

verb

past tense of find out

1

as in realized

to come to an awareness of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realized
• discovered
• heard
• learned
• saw
• found
• got on (to)
• caught on (to)
• got wind of
• ascertained
• figured out
• wised (up)
• tumbled (to)
• detected
• hit (on or upon)
• encountered
• spotted
• perceived
• puzzled (out)
• noted
• doped (out)
• calculated
• espied
• observed
• discerned
• descried
• divined
• minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• overlooked
• ignored
• disregarded
• forgot
• covered
• blotted out
• concealed
• hid
• screened
• masked
• shrouded
• veiled
• blanketed
• cloaked
• unlearned
• enshrouded
• curtained
• occulted

2

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

found out about the new restaurant by reading reviews online

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• learned
• discovered
• located
• dug out
• got
• dug up
• ran down
• turned up
• detected
• rooted (out)
• hunted (down or up)
• tracked (down)
• dredged (up)
• determined
• ascertained
• hit (on or upon)
• routed (out)
• scouted (up)
• nosed out
• rummaged
• ferreted (out)
• scared up
• descried
• spotted
• looked for
• searched (for or out)
• sighted
• sought
• espied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passed over
• missed
• overlooked
• lost
• misplaced
• mislaid
• misset

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of found out

Bricks of cocaine and bales of marijuana washing up in the Florida Keys or being found out at sea is a lot more common than people may think. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Boyle later found out her son was actually cremated at Heights Crematory. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

If prosecutors found out an agency had leaned on facial recognition software to identify a suspect, prosecutors would still need additional investigation to back that up before any charges could be filed. — Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026

To me, that is not the reaction of a woman who just found out her fiancé was a murderer. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

As officials later found out, living quarters inside the school were segregated by gender. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Iraq found out this year just how exposed that position leaves it. — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Now the area was ablaze; Aragüés found out not long ago that, sadly, the memorial had burned. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Balogun found out about the decision in a team meeting Sunday, a source familiar with the situation said. — Monica Alba, NBC news, 5 July 2026