Synonyms for detect
dɪˈtɛktde·tect

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1. detect

   Of human actions or character, detect is used, almost without exception, in a bad sense; discover may be used in either the good or the bad sense, oftener in the good; he was detected in a fraud; real merit is sure to be discovered. In scientific language, detect is used of delicate indications that appear in course of careful watching; as, a slight fluttering of the pulse could be detected. We discover what has existed but has not been known to us; we invent combinations or arrangements not before in use; Columbus discovered America; Morse invented the electric telegraph. Find is the most general word for every means of coming to know what was not before certainly known. A man finds in the road some stranger's purse, or finds his own which he is searching for. The expert discovers or detects an error in an account; the auditor finds the account to be correct. Compare DISCERN.

   See synonyms for HIDE.

   Synonyms:
   ascertain, descry, discern, disclose, discover, expose, ferret out, find, find out, invent

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1. detect

   Synonyms:
   discover, descry, unmask, expose

   Antonyms:
   miss, lose, misobserve, ignore, connive

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1. detect, observe, find, discover, noticeverb

   discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

   "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

   Synonyms:
   line up, recover, chance upon, follow, strike, let out, find oneself, get wind, get, get hold, reveal, keep an eye on, attain, let on, find, acknowledge, retrieve, get word, fall upon, rule, notice, disclose, divulge, chance, abide by, determine, see, find out, keep, key, come up, remark, bring out, celebrate, watch over, comment, take note, honor, identify, name, encounter, learn, come upon, happen, watch, receive, happen upon, feel, describe, point out, chance on, incur, come across, expose, observe, get a line, distinguish, witness, honour, mention, pick up, give away, ascertain, mark, maintain, unwrap, break, respect, bump, light upon, regain, obtain, discover, key out, note, hear

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1. detectverb

   Synonyms:
   discover, expose, descry, find out, bring to light, lay open

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1. List of paraphrases for "detect":

   detecting, detection, identify, detects, discover, uncover, discovery, spot, identifying, detectable, trace, reconnaissance

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1. Helen Anderson:

   The baby has a very sensitive palette so they can detect those small changes.

2. Bryan Holler:

   This is a fantastic result which highlights the capabilities of MIRI to serendipitously detect a previously undetectable size of asteroid in the main belt, repeats of these observations are in the process of being scheduled, and we are fully expecting new asteroid interlopers in those images!

3. Andrew Lane:

   Your whole nose is lined with mucous membranes ... and in the upper part of the nose, there's this very specialized mucous membrane, and that's where you sense smells. And this is really a unique kind of tissue in the body, first of all, it's the only place in the body where a neuron that's coming from the brain directly contacts the outside world … and the part that sticks out in the environment can is what actually can detect an [odor molecule]. … And then and then it sends a signal like straight to the brain.

4. Makan Delrahim:

   Some have suggested changing the antitrust laws, creating new agencies or even regulating the conduct of some firms ... it bears repeating that our existent framework is flexible enough to detect harm in any industry and emerging ones.

5. Dale Bailey:

   Radiation detectors on moving vehicles can be used to detect radiation above the natural levels, but the relatively low amount of radiation in the source means that they would have to ‘sweep’ the area relatively slowly.