findings

What investigations reveal

Findings are the results or conclusions reached through investigation, research, or deliberation.

A scientist publishes findings, a committee issues findings, a jury returns findings.

The word implies systematic inquiry: The study's findings contradicted earlier assumptions.

In a different sense, findings are small components used in jewelry or crafts—clasps, hooks, and similar hardware.

research

results

What follows from effort

conclusionsJudgments reached through reasoning
outcomesFinal results achieved
dataFacts for analysis

evidence · statistics · analysis · observations · study · report · publication · journal · methodology · sample

evidence

proof

Demonstration of truth

documentationWritten proof or instructions
substantiationProof of truth
corroborationEvidence confirming another account

verification · testimony · validation · witness · exhibit · confirmation · authentication · support · demonstration · grounds

investigative

clues

Hints toward answers

leadsGoes in front
forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
fingerprintsRidge patterns identifying individuals

footprints · trace · detective · inquiry · probe · examination · inspection · audit · review · anomaly

legal

verdict

Official court decision

judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
rulingFormal legal determination
determinationFirmness of purpose

decision · court · tribunal · inquiry · inquest · adjudication · disposition · decree · opinion · settlement

discovery

unearthing

Discovering something hidden

excavationAct of unearthing
uncoveringRevealing something hidden
revelationSurprising disclosed truth

breakthrough · detection · archaeology · artifacts · relics · expedition · exploration · dig · site · specimens

medical

diagnosis

Identification of illness

symptomsIndicators of disease
pathologyStudy of disease processes
biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis

scan · imaging · lab · test · screening · prognosis · clinical · abnormality · lesion · marker

Categories

researchstudy, research papers, researching, archive, peer review
evidenceevidence, evidence bag, circumstantial evidence, proof, admissible
scientific methodexperiment, theory, data, hypothesis, observation
business reportsannual report, quarterly report, financial report, sales report, expense report
court recordscourt documents, court transcripts, court records, court cases, court record
evaluationreview, assessing, feedback, comparing, judgment

Opposites

conclusion vs. input

findingsraw data

Unanalyzed collected information

assumptions · premises · hypotheses · inputs · starting points

discovery vs. concealment

findingscover-up

Hiding wrongdoing from public

concealment · suppression · secrets · redactions · withholding

certainty vs. uncertainty

findingsunknowns

Undetermined quantities

uncertainties · unresolved issues · speculation · mysteries · ambiguities

Phrases

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

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