- discovered
- (Roget's IV)
modif.
Syn. found, searched out, happened upon, invented, originated, unearthed, ascertained, descried, unlocked, espied, detected, disinterred, revealed, disclosed, unveiled, observed, sighted, shown, exposed, traced, elicited, made out, met with, stumbled upon, brought to light, recognized, identified, empirical, laid bare, opened, presented, spotted, perceived, learned, explored, well-known; see also famous , observed 1 , real 2 .Ant. hidden*, unfound, lost.
English dictionary for students. 2013.