Antonyms for discovering
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-skuhv-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈskʌv ər |
Definition of discovering
Origin :- c.1300, "divulge, reveal, disclose," from Old French descovrir "uncover, unroof, unveil, reveal, betray," from Late Latin discooperire, from Latin dis- "opposite of" (see dis-) + cooperire "to cover up" (see cover). At first with a sense of betrayal or malicious exposure (discoverer originally meant "informant"); the meaning "to obtain knowledge or sight of what was not known" is from 1550s. Related: Discovered; discovering.
- verb find, uncover
- They loved the beauties of nature, and had a keen sense for discovering them.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- He went away with the determination of discovering the sick man, Sampson Wilmot.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- There was no difficulty in discovering whose was the power behind the throne.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- I did not take long in discovering what it was right to do with Adrien.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan
- Every great step in our progress in discovering causes has been made in exactly the same way as that which I have detailed to you.
- Extract from : « The Method By Which The Causes Of The Present And Past Conditions Of Organic Nature Are To Be Discovered.--The Origination Of Living Beings » by Thomas H. Huxley
- But Roberts was paid a lot of money, was n't he, for discovering that process?
- Extract from : « Strife (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- Discovering none he remained where he was and blushed for the company.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- I had not been learning my world and discovering Man to no purpose all this while.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- For this reason he was not long in discovering many an eager aspirant to his friendship.
- Extract from : « Agesilaus » by Xenophon
- Men are discovering that human beings are finer than they had supposed.
- Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
Synonyms for discovering
- ascertain
- bring to light
- catch
- come across
- come upon
- conceive
- contrive
- debunk
- design
- detect
- determine
- devise
- dig up
- discern
- disclose
- distinguish
- elicit
- espy
- explore
- ferret out
- get wind of
- get wise to
- glimpse
- hear
- identify
- invent
- learn
- light upon
- locate
- look up
- nose out
- notice
- observe
- originate
- perceive
- pick up on
- pioneer
- realize
- recognize
- reveal
- see
- sense
- smoke out
- spot
- think of
- turn up
- unearth
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