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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discovery |
| Synonyms: | apprehension, disclosure, espial, exposure, exposé, ferreting out, find, revelation, strike, tracking down, uncovering, unearthing, unmasking |
| Antonyms: | failure, miss, mistake |
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| Main Entry: | observation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attention, scrutiny |
| Synonyms: | ascertainment, check, cognition, cognizance, conclusion, consideration, detection, estimation, examination, experience, heedfulness, information, inspection, investigation, knowledge, mark, measurement, mind, monitoring, note, notice, noticing, once-over, overlook, perception, probe, recognizing, regard, remark, research, review, search, study, supervision, surveillance, view, watching |
| Notes: | observance refers to the following of a custom, duty, or law; observation refers to the act of noticing or recording |
| Antonyms: | heedlessness, inattention, indifference, neglect, thoughtlessness |
| Main Entry: | probe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | investigation |
| Synonyms: | delving, detection, examination, exploration, fishing expedition, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, legwork, probing, quest, research, scrutiny, study, third degree |
| Main Entry: | recognition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | identification, acknowledgment |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, acknowledging, admission, allowance, apperception, appreciation, apprehending, assimilation, avowal, awareness, cognizance, concession, confession, consciousness, detection, discovery, double take, high sign, identifying, memory, notice, noticing, perceiving, perception, realization, recall, recalling, recognizance, recollection, recurrence, remembering, remembrance, respect, salute, sensibility, tumble*, understanding, verifying |
| Antonyms: | forgetfulness, ignorance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ascertainment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discovery |
| Synonyms: | detection, determination, find, finding, uncovering, unearthing |
| Main Entry: | espial |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | observation |
| Synonyms: | attention, beholding, cognizance, detection, discovery, eyeing, finding, note, notice, observance, spotting |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | [more]. [Result of search or inquiry] Discovery. |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
discovery, detection, disenchantment; ascertainment, disclosure, find, revelation., trover.
-verbs
discover, find, determine, evolve; fix upon; find out, trace out, make out, hunt out, fish out, worm out, ferret out, root out; fathom; bring out, draw out; educe, elicit, bring to light; dig up, grub up, fish up; unearth, disinter., solve, resolve; unriddle, unravel, unlock; pick the lock, open the lock; find a clue, find a clew to; interpret; disclose., trace, get at; hit it, have it; lay one's finger upon, lay one's hands upon; spot; get at the truth, arrive at the truth [more]; put the saddle on the right horse, hit the right nail an the head, hit the nail an the head., be near the truth, burn; smoke, scent, sniff, smell a rat., open the eyes to; see through, see daylight, see in its true colors, see the cloven foot; detect; catch, catch tripping., pitch upon, fall upon, light upon, hit upon, stumble upon, pop upon; come across; meet with, fall in with., recognize, realize, verify, make certain of, identify.
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