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Synonyms for ferret out
verb search outdelving
verb. dig into task, action
discover
verb. find, uncover
- ascertain
- bring to light
- catch
- come across
- come upon
- conceive
- contrive
- debunk
- design
- detect
- determine
- devise
- dig up
- discern
- disclose
- distinguish
- elicit
- espy
- explore
- ferret out
- get wind of
- get wise to
- glimpse
- hear
- identify
- invent
- learn
- light upon
- locate
- look up
- nose out
- notice
- observe
- originate
- perceive
- pick up on
- pioneer
- realize
- recognize
- reveal
- see
- sense
- smoke out
- spot
- think of
- turn up
- unearth
discovering
verb. find, uncover
- ascertain
- bring to light
- catch
- come across
- come upon
- conceive
- contrive
- debunk
- design
- detect
- determine
- devise
- dig up
- discern
- disclose
- distinguish
- elicit
- espy
- explore
- ferret out
- get wind of
- get wise to
- glimpse
- hear
- identify
- invent
- learn
- light upon
- locate
- look up
- nose out
- notice
- observe
- originate
- perceive
- pick up on
- pioneer
- realize
- recognize
- reveal
- see
- sense
- smoke out
- spot
- think of
- turn up
- unearth
discovers
verb. find, uncover
- ascertain
- bring to light
- catch
- come across
- come upon
- conceive
- contrive
- debunk
- design
- detect
- determine
- devise
- dig up
- discern
- disclose
- distinguish
- elicit
- espy
- explore
- ferret out
- get wind of
- get wise to
- glimpse
- hear
- identify
- invent
- learn
- light upon
- locate
- look up
- nose out
- notice
- observe
- originate
- perceive
- pick up on
- pioneer
- realize
- recognize
- reveal
- see
- sense
- smoke out
- spot
- think of
- turn up
- unearth
find
verb. catch sight of, lay hands on
- arrive at
- bring to light
- bump into
- chance upon
- collar
- come across
- come up with
- come upon
- corral
- descry
- detect
- dig up
- discern
- discover
- distinguish
- encounter
- espy
- expose
- fall in with
- ferret out
- happen upon
- hit upon
- identify
- lay fingers on
- light upon
- locate
- make out
- meet
- notice
- observe
- perceive
- pinpoint
- recognize
- recover
- run across
- run into
- scare up
- sight
- smoke out
- spot
- strike
- stumble upon
- track down
- trip on
- turn up
- uncover
- unearth
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