find | Definition of find

find

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of find

1 to come upon after searching, study, or effort

we finally found the information after searching dozens of Internet sites

Synonyms of find

ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig out, dig up, discover, dredge (up), ferret (out), 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 find

espy, sight, spot

look for, search (for or out), seek

Near Antonyms of find

lose, mislay, misplace, misset

Antonyms of find

miss, overlook, pass over

2 to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

hey, I found my notebook!

Synonyms of find

chance (upon), encounter, happen (on or upon), hit (upon), light (on or upon), meet, pitch (upon), stumble (on or onto), tumble (upon)

Words Related to find

luck (out, on, onto, or into)

discover, strike, turn up

Phrases Synonymous with find

bump into, come across, run across, run against, run into, run upon