Synonyms for descry

Most common

discover · catch sight of · spy · espy

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Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To announce a discovery: to disclose; to reveal.

Forms

Past participle

descried
e.g. descried → seen, espied, spotted, discovered…

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Example sentences

• discover How foolish I was not to discover that simple lie!
• spy I spy with my little eye something beginning with…

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

see¹, spy¹

4 letters

mark¹, spot¹, espy²

6 letters

detect², behold²

7 letters

observe², discern²

8 letters

discover³, perceive²

9 letters

recognize³, recognise³

11 letters

distinguish³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (espy² = 2 syllables).