detected
Caught in act
Detected is the past tense of detect, meaning to discover or notice something not immediately obvious.
What gets detected is often hidden, faint, or deliberately concealed: The test detected traces of arsenic.
Sensors detect motion; doctors detect disease; investigators detect fraud.
The passive form is common: No signal was detected.
Discovered or established
- identifiedDetermined the identity of
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- spottedSeen or patterned
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
observed · discerned · tracked · located · pinpointed · ascertained · diagnosed · determined
Saw briefly, fleetingly
observed · espied · perceived · attention · watchful · vigilant · keen-eyed · sharp
found
Discovered or established
- identifiedDetermined the identity of
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- spottedSeen or patterned
recognized · observed · discerned · tracked · located · pinpointed · ascertained · diagnosed · determined · decoded
glimpsed
Saw briefly, fleetingly
caught · observed · espied · perceived · attention · watchful · vigilant · keen-eyed · sharp · alert
felt
Compressed fiber textile
- perceivedBecame aware of
- sensedBecame aware through perception
- registeredFormally recorded or enrolled
picked up · measured · recorded · olfactory · auditory · thermal · vibration · pressure · radiation · chemical
alarm
Urgent warning signal
notification · sensor · breach · intrusion · motion · smoke · radar · sonar · scanner · surveillance
- medical resultspositive, negative, normal, abnormal, inconclusive
- awarenessalertness, aware, attention, cognizance, conscious
- statusstatus, prestige, ranking, reputation, elite
detectedundetected
Not discovered yet
undiscovered · unnoticed · unseen · unobserved · missed
detectedhidden
Kept out of sight
concealed · camouflaged · masked · obscured · secret
detectedoverlooked
Not noticed or considered
ignored · disregarded · neglected · passed over · dismissed
- smoke detectorsDevices sensing airborne combustion particles
- lie detectorDevice measuring physiological deception signs
- metal detectorDevice sensing buried conductors
- private detectiveLicensed investigator for hire
- detective workSystematic inquiry into mysteries
- detective storyNarrative featuring investigation
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