ascertain | Definition of ascertain

Synonyms and Antonyms of ascertain

1 to come to an awareness of

was immediately able to ascertain that the girl was uncomfortable talking about her life at home

Synonyms of ascertain

catch on (to), discover, find out, get on (to), hear, learn, realize, see, wise (up)

Words Related to ascertain

hit (on or upon), tumble (to)

descry, detect, encounter, espy, see, spot

calculate, dope (out), figure out, find, puzzle (out)

discern, mind, note, observe, perceive

Phrases Synonymous with ascertain

Near Antonyms of ascertain

disregard, ignore

forget, unlearn

blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, mask, occult, screen, shroud, veil

2 to come upon after searching, study, or effort

ascertained that their old colonial-era house had once functioned as a tavern

Synonyms of ascertain

descry, detect, determine, dig out, dig up, discover, dredge (up), ferret (out), find, find out, get, hit (on or upon), hunt (down or up), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), rummage, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up

Words Related to ascertain

espy, sight, spot

look for, search (for or out), seek

Near Antonyms of ascertain

lose, mislay, misplace, misset

Antonyms of ascertain

miss, overlook, pass over