1. (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
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'detect'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. detect 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 detect 
