discover | Definition of discover

1 to come to an awareness of

I was startled to discover that my keys were missing

Synonyms of discover

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

Words Related to discover

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

divine

Phrases Synonymous with discover

get wind of

Near Antonyms of discover

miss, overlook

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

we hope to discover the real reason for his odd behavior

Synonyms of discover

ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig out, dig up, 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 discover

espy, sight, spot

look for, search (for or out), seek

Near Antonyms of discover

lose, mislay, misplace, misset

Antonyms of discover

miss, overlook, pass over

3 to make known (as information previously kept secret)

discovered to his friend how people whom he had trusted had betrayed him

Synonyms of discover

bare, disclose, divulge, expose, let on (about), reveal, spill, tell, unbosom, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil

Words Related to discover

confide, share

debunk, show up

unclothe, undrape

advertise, announce, blaze, bring out, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound

betray, blab, give away, leak

inform, squeal, talk

communicate, impart, relate

acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, own

disinter, rake up, smoke out, unearth

Phrases Synonymous with discover

bring to light, go public (with), let the cat out of the bag (about), spill the beans (about)

Near Antonyms of discover

camouflage, disguise

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

becloud, bedim, befog, cloud, darken, eclipse, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade

Antonyms of discover

cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil

Synonyms and Antonyms of discover

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