unearths

Brings to light

Unearths is the third-person singular of unearth, meaning to dig up from the ground: The dog unearths bones buried in the yard.

More often figurative—to discover something hidden or forgotten through investigation: The journalist unearths evidence of corruption.

The word suggests effort and revelation, bringing to light what was concealed.

discovery

reveals

Makes visible or known

exposesMakes visible or known
uncoversReveals something hidden
findsLocates or lucky discoveries

discovers · brings to light · detective · investigation · secrets · evidence · truth · scandal · documents · clues

research

discovers

Finds something previously unknown

locatesDetermines the position of
findsLocates or lucky discoveries
archivesStored historical documents

records · manuscripts · genealogy · ancestry · library · database · microfilm · census · documents · sources

excavation

digs

Informal term for home

exhumesUnearths buried remains
disintersRemoves from burial
excavatesDigs out from ground

uncovers · retrieves · buries · grave · remains · bones · artifacts · fossils · burial · tomb

archaeology

excavates

Digs out from ground

artifactsHuman-made historical objects
relicsPreserved items from antiquity
potteryFired clay objects

ruins · ancient · dig site · trowel · stratigraphy · tomb · treasures · pharaoh · hieroglyphs · midden

Opposites

physical excavation

unearthsburies

Places beneath the ground

inters · entombs · reburies · covers · fills in

discovery/revelation

unearthsconceals

Keeps from being seen

hides · buries · suppresses · covers up · obscures

Family

unearth, unearthing, unearthed

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G