FINDS OUT Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

finds out

verb

present tense third-person singular of find out

as in realizes

to come to an awareness of that was around the time that I found out I was adopted

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as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort found out about the new restaurant by reading reviews online

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Recent Examples of finds out Some family members even left the courtroom as Marcelle is heard asking about her children and finds out her son was killed. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 24 June 2026 And also God help him if anyone on the island finds out that Evan is the last [descendant]. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 June 2026 At the lot where the Bombsight meet happens, Geisha finds out the squad is looking for V-One. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 6 May 2026 Sean is tested when his longtime friend and employee Jorge (Trey Santiago-Hudson) finds out about all of Sean’s changes and feels betrayed — Sean’s new sous chef gig means the end of the food truck, which Jorge was relying on. — Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026 In Season 1 Morgan discovered Roman may have inadvertently become involved in Los Angeles' criminal underworld, and Karadec finds out Roman was an FBI informant who's likely now in Nevada. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025 Paul finds out and blows his top. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025 After Jeremiah gets disgustingly drunk at his bachelor party, Conrad finds out that Jeremiah cheated on Belly in Cabo. — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Butterfly follows David, a former special operative, who finds out that his estranged daughter, Rebecca, is working for the same dark spy agency, Caddis, that he was forced to flee. — Caroline Blair, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for finds out

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The team realizes that the company must be moving into the military space, which would also explain the cheap batteries.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
While the episode appears charming and simple on the surface, an uneasiness starts to settle in as Riley realizes that Amanda and Wooly seem to be communicating directly through the television set.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of realizes

Verb

On Uncle, fish narc sheds his past experimental impulses and finds a new identity within ebullient, feel-good college rock.

— Jeff Yerger, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
The basic model of competitive markets which one finds in an introductory economics textbook—where independent firms engage in cold arm’s-length transactions motivated by unadulterated self-interest—does not apply to the industry.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of finds

Verb

Boneh says those efforts could help if AI discovers something unexpected, although the two threats aren’t identical.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
The horror-comedy musical follows Seymour, a florist who discovers a mysterious, bloodthirsty plant that brings him fame and fortune while demanding increasingly deadly sacrifices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of discovers

Verb

Having dressed numerous actresses throughout her career, Chiuri sees a shift in red carpet culture toward individualized creations and, more recently, greater restraint.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Her firm sees the Indian currency trading around 97 per US dollar by end-2026 and at 98 rupees by mid-2027.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of sees

Verb

It is funded through the Job Development Investment Grant program, which directs a portion of a JDIG award to the account when a company locates or expands in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 county.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
Peng’s wardrobe consistently locates her within China, drawing on domestic design and recognizable elements of Chinese dress.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of locates

Verb

Print out every word a child hears on the way to mastering language and the stack stands about as tall as a house.

— Charles Yeomans, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Every audience hears about the tweets from Michigan’s William Lawrence, condemning the nuclear family, and New York’s Darializa Avila Chevalier, about how July 4 should be about the liberation of Palestine and Puerto Rico.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of hears

Verb

The simple industrial design gets a neat little accent in the form of a physical knob for adjusting playback, track navigation, and volume.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
This part of South America often gets heavy rain during El Niño, a natural climate phenomenon in which warmer-than-usual waters in the Pacific Ocean scramble weather patterns around the world.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026