finding
What investigators reach
A finding is a discovery or conclusion reached through investigation: The committee released its findings.
In legal contexts, a finding is a judge's or jury's determination on a factual or legal question: a finding of guilt.
The plural findings also refers to small parts and tools used in jewelry-making or crafts—clasps, settings, and the like.
Sudden important advance
- unearthingDiscovering something hidden
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- detectionAct of finding something
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
uncovering · locating · spotting · serendipity · excavation · exploration · exposure · disclosure
Grasping what's true
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
clarity · revelation · perception · discernment · illumination · recognition · comprehension · awakening
Official court decision
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- rulingFormal legal determination
- decisionSettled course of action
- determinationFirmness of purpose
opinion · decree · adjudication · holding · conclusion · sentence · acquittal · conviction
Deliberate learning effort
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- reportFormal written findings
- dataFacts for analysis
- surveySystematic data collection
inquiry · investigation · conclusion · observation · result · outcome · determination · assessment
Demonstration of truth
- clueSolving aid
- indicationSign of what's coming
- signMark conveying information
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
documentation · forensics · fingerprint · corroboration · substantiation · testimony · exhibit · artifact
Element seventy-nine
- gemsCut precious stones
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
loot · buried · map · doubloons · shipwreck · hidden · fortune · jewels
Information-gathering before action
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- counterintelligenceDefense against enemy espionage
- tip-offAdvance secret warning
leak · briefing · debriefing · asset · informant · intercept · classified · dossier
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- unearthingDiscovering something hidden
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- detectionAct of finding something
identification · uncovering · locating · spotting · serendipity · excavation · exploration · exposure · disclosure · emergence
realization
Grasping what's true
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- understandingMental comprehension of something
awareness · clarity · revelation · perception · discernment · illumination · recognition · comprehension · awakening · learning
verdict
Official court decision
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- rulingFormal legal determination
- decisionSettled course of action
determination · opinion · decree · adjudication · holding · conclusion · sentence · acquittal · conviction · appeal
study
Deliberate learning effort
survey · inquiry · investigation · conclusion · observation · result · outcome · determination · assessment · evaluation
proof
Demonstration of truth
- clueSolving aid
- indicationSign of what's coming
- signMark conveying information
trace · documentation · forensics · fingerprint · corroboration · substantiation · testimony · exhibit · artifact · specimen
gold
Element seventy-nine
riches · loot · buried · map · doubloons · shipwreck · hidden · fortune · jewels · artifact
reconnaissance
Information-gathering before action
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- counterintelligenceDefense against enemy espionage
tip-off · leak · briefing · debriefing · asset · informant · intercept · classified · dossier · operative
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- acquiringobtaining, getting, grabbing, seizing, taking
- acquisitionpurchase, buying, procurement, acquisition, receiving
- encountersencounter, meeting, chance encounter, run-in, close encounter
- judgmentsjudgment call, judge, moral judgment, criticize, value judgment
- searchingsearching, rummaging, digging, looking through, discovering
findinglosing
Failing to win
loss · misplacing · mislaying · missing · disappearance
findinghiding
Staying out of sight
concealing · concealment · burying · obscuring · suppressing
findingconjecture
Guess from limited facts
speculation · hunch · guess · hypothesis · assumption
- finding outAcquiring new information
- finding faultIdentifying errors or shortcomings
- finding timeLocating available moments
- finding your people
- Finding NeverlandOrigin of eternal childhood
- finding oneselfDiscovering personal identity