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Detecting

To discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing

📖 Definitions of "Detecting"

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4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
detectionnoun	The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
sleuthingnoun	Detective work.
detective worknoun	(idiomatic) investigative research
police investigationnoun	the investigation of criminal activities

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
detectionnoun	The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
detective worknoun	(idiomatic) investigative research
sleuthingnoun	Detective work.
police investigationnoun	the investigation of criminal activities
discoverable	Able to be discovered.
revealingnoun	Informative.
identifyingnoun	An act of identification.
discoveringnoun	A discovery.
discoverynoun	Something discovered.
discoververb	(transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.
identificationnoun	A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.
identifyverb	(transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something.
scanverb	(transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.
findingnoun	A result of research or an investigation.
probingnoun	The action of investigating or exploring.
warningnoun	Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
openingnoun	An act or instance of making or becoming open.
senseverb	To use biological senses: to either see, hear, smell, taste, or feel.
explorationnoun	The process of exploring.
sensingnoun	The act of sensation.