Synonyms of discovering

discovering

verb

present participle of discover

1

as in realizing

to come to an awareness of

I was startled to discover that my keys were missing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realizing
• learning
• seeing
• hearing
• finding
• ascertaining
• finding out
• getting on (to)
• detecting
• encountering
• catching on (to)
• spotting
• getting wind of
• hitting (on or upon)
• wising (up)
• perceiving
• tumbling (to)
• observing
• calculating
• figuring out
• noting
• discerning
• espying
• divining
• descrying
• puzzling (out)
• doping (out)
• minding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• ignoring
• overlooking
• disregarding
• forgetting
• hiding
• covering
• concealing
• masking
• screening
• unlearning
• blanketing
• blotting out
• shrouding
• enshrouding
• cloaking
• veiling
• occulting
• curtaining

2

as in finding

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

we hope to discover the real reason for his odd behavior

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finding
• learning
• locating
• getting
• ascertaining
• detecting
• determining
• rummaging
• finding out
• tracking (down)
• hitting (on or upon)
• hunting (down or up)
• running down
• digging up
• digging out
• dredging (up)
• scouting (up)
• routing (out)
• ferreting (out)
• turning up
• rooting (out)
• spotting
• descrying
• seeking
• nosing out
• scaring up
• sighting
• espying
• looking for
• searching (for or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• overlooking
• passing over
• losing
• misplacing
• mislaying
• missetting

3

as in disclosing

to make known (as information previously kept secret)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disclosing
• revealing
• uncovering
• telling
• exposing
• sharing
• announcing
• divulging
• spilling
• unveiling
• baring
• unmasking
• leaking
• bringing to light
• going public (with)
• letting on (about)
• confiding
• publishing
• unbosoming
• proclaiming
• uncloaking
• spilling the beans (about)
• posting
• informing
• declaring
• acknowledging
• relating
• unearthing
• letting the cat out of the bag (about)
• promulgating
• confessing
• publicizing
• debunking
• advertising
• betraying
• imparting
• owning
• communicating
• talking
• admitting
• broadcasting
• bringing out
• showing up
• blazing
• blabbing
• unclothing
• undraping
• disinterring
• sounding
• giving away
• conceding
• placarding
• squealing
• avowing
• smoking out
• raking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hiding
• concealing
• covering (up)
• masking
• disguising
• enshrouding
• shrouding
• cloaking
• veiling
• camouflaging
• varnishing
• whitewashing
• obscuring
• glossing (over)
• shading
• overshadowing
• eclipsing
• darkening
• gilding
• clouding
• beclouding
• overcasting
• befogging
• bedimming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of discovering

There’s a lot more competition now, especially with the celebrity beauty brands and the indie or niche brands that are blowing up on TikTok, which is a super popular platform for discovering new beauty products. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Lu began searching about a year before filming, eventually discovering Wang, a boy of Taiwanese and Italian heritage, through a social media account run by his mother. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

At the end of season one, Sophie killed Margo’s brother in self-defense after discovering her lover was Abby’s killer all along (more details on that over here). — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026

Living with loss means discovering that time does not, in fact, heal all wounds, because time is itself the wound. — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

And over the past year, the red teams had been discovering some concerning things. — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

Upon discovering his mother’s identity as a madam, Caleb takes Aron to her brothel to force him to confront her depravity. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

This unusual telescope is the brainchild of Francis Halzen, recipient of the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics for his work spearheading this project and discovering high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin. — Tyce Deyoung, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

Zoe’s take begins in 1899, with Adam (Christopher Abbott) and Charles Trask discovering Cathy Ames (Pugh) on their doorstep after she has been nearly beaten to death. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026