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

Press Taylor wasn’t positive what was up and then found out the Bears indeed had landed Simmons. — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

And as the most recent press secretary found out, you can be fired from the position just as quickly as you were hired. — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

The town of Fort Myers Beach issued permits for flood panels for a few years, until FEMA found out and put a stop to it, per reporting by the Cape Coral Breeze. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Ultimately, after he was found out to be a con artist, according to his critics, Minnesota media appears to be more so upset that Jamal was not acting in the Somali community’s best interests. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

This one, on April 21, was standing room only, filled with residents who had just found out about the plans for the quarry. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Shanahan found out first and told him early Thursday morning. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 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

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