2. (verb)discovery, find, uncovering the act of discovering something Synonyms: discovery, find, uncovering, husking, denudation, breakthrough, baring, stripping Antonyms: lose
3. (verb)find, happen, chance, bump, encounter come upon, as if by accident; meet with Synonyms: line up, detect, recover, kick downstairs, find oneself, befall, take chances, get, get hold, run across, gamble, demote, fall out, find, pass off, retrieve, hazard, knock, rule, notice, meet, chance, determine, see, find out, come about, come up, play, take a chance, encounter, materialize, happen, go on, receive, feel, occur, risk, pass, incur, take place, come across, bechance, observe, run into, adventure, witness, dislodge, run a risk, ascertain, relegate, bump, take on, hap, break, regain, obtain, materialise, discover Antonyms: lose
4. (verb)detect, observe, find, discover, notice discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of Synonyms: line up, detect, recover, chance upon, follow, strike, let out, find oneself, get wind, get, get hold, reveal, keep an eye on, attain, let on, find, acknowledge, retrieve, get word, fall upon, rule, notice, disclose, divulge, chance, abide by, determine, see, find out, keep, key, come up, remark, bring out, celebrate, watch over, comment, take note, honor, identify, name, encounter, learn, come upon, happen, watch, receive, happen upon, feel, describe, point out, chance on, incur, come across, expose, observe, get a line, distinguish, witness, honour, mention, pick up, give away, ascertain, mark, maintain, unwrap, break, respect, bump, light upon, regain, obtain, discover, key out, note, hear Antonyms: lose
5. (verb)find, regain come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost Synonyms: encounter, happen, notice, ascertain, witness, bump, retrieve, recover, detect, get hold, feel, observe, find oneself, receive, determine, chance, rule, line up, get, regain, find out, discover, obtain, incur, find, come up, see Antonyms: lose
6. (verb)determine, find, find out, ascertain establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study Synonyms: influence, detect, recover, settle, ensure, square up, find oneself, hear, shape, get, get hold, fix, find, retrieve, get word, square off, rule, notice, regulate, determine, see, find out, get wind, come up, define, specify, line up, assure, control, encounter, happen, watch, receive, feel, incur, mold, observe, get a line, see to it, make up one's mind, witness, decide, catch out, pick up, ascertain, obtain, bump, limit, set, learn, regain, chance, discover, insure, check Antonyms: lose
7. (verb)find, feel come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds Synonyms: experience, encounter, happen, notice, ascertain, witness, bump, retrieve, recover, detect, get hold, feel, observe, finger, find oneself, receive, determine, chance, rule, line up, get, regain, find out, discover, palpate, obtain, incur, find, come up, see, sense Antonyms: lose
8. (verb)witness, find, see perceive or be contemporaneous with Synonyms: line up, detect, recover, take in, figure, date, go out, find oneself, look, get, examine, get hold, run across, see to it, find, view, go steady, retrieve, get word, control, construe, rule, notice, meet, check, chance, determine, see, find out, reckon, project, come up, visualize, realise, fancy, encounter, escort, assure, envision, happen, watch, receive, visit, feel, run into, regard, incur, take care, come across, observe, get a line, go through, image, picture, witness, get wind, ensure, attend, pick up, understand, experience, ascertain, catch, bump, visualise, consider, interpret, learn, realize, regain, obtain, discover, insure, hear Antonyms: lose
9. (verb)line up, get hold, come up, find get something or somebody for a specific purpose Synonyms: line up, detect, recover, queue up, rise, dress, notice, get, get hold, muster, scratch, uprise, find, retrieve, feel, come on, rule, go up, surface, rally, lift, chance, encounter, arise, see, find out, come up, scrape up, scrape, bob up, adjust, determine, find oneself, ascend, happen, go on, muster up, summon, incur, observe, align, move up, witness, receive, aline, ascertain, come, bump, queue, rise up, regain, obtain, discover Antonyms: lose
10. (verb)discover, find make a discovery, make a new finding Synonyms: line up, detect, distinguish, chance upon, find oneself, get, bring out, get hold, reveal, disclose, attain, let on, find, describe, get word, retrieve, fall upon, rule, strike, come up, chance, determine, see, find out, key, expose, give away, regain, break, encounter, learn, happen, receive, happen upon, feel, divulge, identify, incur, come across, key out, observe, get a line, notice, witness, name, pick up, recover, ascertain, obtain, bump, unwrap, hear, come upon, light upon, get wind, chance on, discover, let out Antonyms: lose
11. (verb)discover, find make a discovery Synonyms: line up, detect, distinguish, chance upon, find oneself, get, bring out, get hold, reveal, disclose, attain, let on, find, describe, get word, retrieve, fall upon, rule, strike, come up, chance, determine, see, find out, key, expose, give away, regain, break, encounter, learn, happen, receive, happen upon, feel, divulge, identify, incur, come across, key out, observe, get a line, notice, witness, name, pick up, recover, ascertain, obtain, bump, unwrap, hear, come upon, light upon, get wind, chance on, discover, let out Antonyms: lose
12. (verb)find obtain through effort or management Synonyms: encounter, happen, notice, ascertain, witness, bump, retrieve, recover, detect, get hold, feel, observe, find oneself, receive, determine, chance, rule, line up, get, regain, find out, discover, obtain, incur, come up, see Antonyms: lose
13. (verb)rule, find decide on and make a declaration about Synonyms: line up, detect, recover, find oneself, get, get hold, predominate, rein, find, dominate, retrieve, rule, notice, chance, reign, determine, see, find out, govern, come up, decree, encounter, happen, receive, feel, harness, incur, observe, witness, ascertain, bump, prevail, regain, obtain, discover Antonyms: lose
15. (verb)find perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place Synonyms: encounter, happen, notice, ascertain, witness, bump, retrieve, recover, detect, get hold, feel, observe, find oneself, receive, determine, chance, rule, line up, get, regain, find out, discover, obtain, incur, come up, see Antonyms: lose
18. (verb)find oneself, find accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation Synonyms: encounter, happen, notice, ascertain, witness, bump, retrieve, recover, detect, get hold, feel, observe, find oneself, receive, determine, chance, rule, line up, get, regain, find out, discover, find, incur, obtain, come up, see Antonyms: lose
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'FIND'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. FIND Of human actions or character, detect is used, almost without exception, in a bad sense; discover may be used in either the good or the bad sense, oftener in the good; he was detected in a frau Synonyms: discover, ascertain, detect, disclose, ferret out, find out, descry, discern, expose, find, invent
Synonyms for FIND 
