ASCERTAINS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

ascertains

verb

present tense third-person singular of ascertain

as in realizes

to come to an awareness of was immediately able to ascertain that the girl was uncomfortable talking about her life at home

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as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort ascertained that their old colonial-era house had once functioned as a tavern

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Recent Examples of ascertains Flores ascertains the garment requires a great shoe or boot to complete the look. — Julia Guerra, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026

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The gap between what AI produces and what an organization actually realizes in return is bridged almost entirely by human skills.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Other than taxpayers, bodega owners stand to be some of the biggest losers if New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) realizes his dream of city-run grocery stores.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of realizes

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Seeking refuge from constant bombardment, Anna discovers Bianca, her imaginary double, living in a fantastical town imprisoned by a war of its own.

— Alexandra Patterson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Things get spicy when Lowen grows closer to the novelist's husband (Josh Hartnett) and discovers dark bits about Verity's past.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of discovers

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No country has marshaled those efforts like China, where the government sees Tibet, and its Himalayan borderlands, as critical to its national and energy security.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Wall Street sees new treatments as an untapped goldmine, full of consumers who are willing to pay out-of-pocket for better options, reminiscent of the boom in GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.

— Avalon Pernell, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of sees

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If most people tend to think of the art as the visual or sonic manifestation one encounters, Protocol Art locates the art not in its manifestations but in the work that generates them.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The medical model locates disability inside the individual, a deficit to be cured, corrected or endured until the person can function in a world built without them.

— Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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