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found out

verb , past tense of find out

Synonyms and Antonyms of found out

1 to come to an awareness of

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

Synonyms of found out

ascertained, caught on (to), discovered, got on (to), heard, learned, realized, saw, wised (up)

Words Related to found out

hit (on or upon), tumbled (to)

descried, detected, encountered, espied, saw, spotted

calculated, doped (out), figured out, found, puzzled (out)

discerned, minded, noted, observed, perceived

Phrases Synonymous with found out

Near Antonyms of found out

missed, overlooked

disregarded, ignored

forgot, unlearned

blanketed, blotted out, cloaked, concealed, covered, curtained, enshrouded, hid, masked, occulted, screened, shrouded, veiled

2 to come upon after searching, study, or effort

found out about the new restaurant by reading reviews online

Synonyms of found out

ascertained, descried, detected, determined, discovered, dredged (up), dug out, dug up, ferreted (out), found, got, hit (on or upon), hunted (down or up), learned, located, nosed out, ran down, rooted (out), routed (out), rummaged, scared up, scouted (up), tracked (down), turned up

Words Related to found out

espied, sighted, spotted

looked for, searched (for or out), sought

Near Antonyms of found out

lost, mislaid, misplaced, misset (or mis-set)

Antonyms of found out

missed, overlooked, passed over

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