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discovery

[dih-skuhv-uh-ree] / dɪˈskʌv ə ri /
NOUN
finding, uncovering
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analysis detection diagnosis disclosure encounter exploration introduction revelation sighting
STRONG
authentication calculation certification determination discernment empiricism espial experimentation exposition exposure feeling hearing identification invention learning locating location origination perception sensing strike verification
WEAK
ascertainment distinguishing unearthing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
secret
WEAK
loss miss
NOUN
invention
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breakthrough conclusion data design finding innovation method result
STRONG
bonanza contrivance coup device find formula godsend law luck machine principle process secret theorem way
WEAK
luck out
Antonyms
STRONG
bad fortune
WEAK
loss miss

Example Sentences

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Investments are also less liquid, and price discovery can be spotty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Serbian President Alexander Vucic, a close ally of Orban, informed the Hungarian leader of the discovery on Sunday morning.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The discovery in a border area of neighbouring Serbia comes as Orban's party is badly trailing in opinion polls ahead of crucial elections next Sunday.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

This correction made the discovery far more significant.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

This was also the time that Ellsberg made the unsettling discovery that he was not quite the insider he’d thought he was.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.