Synonyms for discovery
dɪˈskʌv ə ridis·cov·e·ry

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1. discovery

   Synonyms:
   certainty, demonstration, evidence, fact, proof

   Antonyms:
   conjecture, guess, hypothesis, scheme, speculation, supposition, surmise, system, theory

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. discovery, find, uncoveringnoun

   the act of discovering something

   Synonyms:
   find, uncovering, husking, denudation, breakthrough, baring, stripping

2. discoverynoun

   something that is discovered

   Synonyms:
   uncovering, breakthrough, find

3. discovery, breakthrough, findnoun

   a productive insight

   Synonyms:
   uncovering, breakthrough, find

4. discoverynoun

   (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case

   Synonyms:
   uncovering, breakthrough, find

Matched Categories

1. • Disclosure
   • Law

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. anagnorisis

   when character makes critical discovery in a play

   oedipus realizes he killed his father and married his mother

   Submitted by JP03 on October 26, 2014  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. discoverynoun

   Synonyms:
   disclosure, revelation, making known

2. discoverynoun

   Synonyms:
   finding, finding out

3. discoverynoun

   Synonyms:
   first sight, first view

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. discoverynoun

   Synonyms:
   ascertainment, detection, unearthing, disclosure

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "discovery":

   detection, discovered, discoveries, découverte, discovering, discover, finding, uncovering, exploration, detect, found, detecting, breakthrough, detected, mine-detection, discoverable

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1. List of known nicknames for "Discovery":

   Penny McCleery, Shanokee

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1. Robert Massey:

   My advice to people would be to go out and have a look because it's a beautiful sight and it's really quite a thing to realize that when you are looking at the moons with a pair of binoculars -- when you see them moving from one night to the next -- it's worth reflecting on the fact that it was that discovery that cemented our view of the solar system as having the sun at the center.

2. Julie Makani:

   The ultimate thing for me, particularly as a physician scientist, is not just discovery, but also seeing the application of knowledge…into (an) improvement in health.

3. Samantha Markle:

   Samantha Markle does not satisfy the high standard required to stay discovery pending the resolution of a dispositive motion.

4. Colorado Eagles:

   As an organization, the discovery of this event deeply saddens us, although we had no prior knowledge, that doesn't excuse or diminish the fact that this has hurt a fellow human being.

5. Amesh Adalja:

   Antibiotics resistance isn’t just something that happened after the discovery of penicillin.