Synonyms for discovery
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Noun
1. Finding
Other
revelation, breakthrough, detection, disclosure, invention dated, espial rare
Definitions
- n. 1
Something discovered.
This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.
Related words
- Word family
- discover discoverer
Forms
- Plural
- discoveries → findings, finds, unearthings, uncoverings…
Example sentences
- finding Hope of finding the child alive is fading rapidly.
- detection Fake news detection uses natural language processing.
- disclosure William was surprised by Sandra's disclosure.
- revelation The highest revelation is that God is in every man.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| discovery | steady | |
| finding | steady | |
| uncovering | rising | |
| unearthing | rising | |
| detection | rising | |
| disclosure | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- find1
- 6 letters
- espial
- 7 letters
- finding2
- 9 letters
- detection3, invention3
- 10 letters
- revelation4, disclosure3, uncovering4, unearthing3
- 12 letters
- breakthrough2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (finding2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- découverte
- Italiano
- scoperta
- Español
- descubrimiento
- Deutsch
- Entdeckung
- Català
- descobriment