Synonyms for find

noun

verb

1. To happen upon

   discover, come upon, happen on, spot, descry, espy, detect, notice, observe, perceive, discern, hit upon, chance on, chance upon, encounter, uncover, locate, recover, expose, come across, run across, meet with, stumble on, run into, light upon, strike upon, catch sight of, bring to light, dig up*, turn up*, scare up*, smell out*, make out*, trip up on*, trip over*, meet up with*, lay one's finger on*, lay one's hand on*, bump into*; see also see 1.

   Antonyms lose*, mislay, miss.

2. To achieve

   attain, win, get, gain; see obtain 1.

3. To discover by search or effort

   ascertain, unearth, locate, track down*; see discover.

4. To reach a legal decision

   pronounce, determine, affirm; see decide.