What is a synonym for "discovery"?

Common synonyms include: apocalypse, ascertaining, baring, bonus, breakthrough, breakthrough.

How do you pronounce "discovery"?

Pronounced //dɪsˈkʌv(.ə).ɹi//.

//dɪsˈkʌv(.ə).ɹi// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
Something discovered. countable, uncountable
"This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease."
2
the act of discovering something wordnet
3
The discovering of new things. uncountable
"The purpose of the voyage was discovery."
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a productive insight wordnet
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An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation. archaic, countable
"Don Huberto actually fell in love with his kinswoman, and had presumption enough to declare his passion […] The lady being a woman of discretion, instead of making a discovery, which might have been attended with melancholy consequences, reprimanded her relation with gentleness […]"

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something that is discovered wordnet
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A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered. uncountable
"The prosecution moved to suppress certain items turned up during discovery."
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(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case wordnet
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Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered. uncountable
"The defense argued that the plaintiff's discovery was inadequate."
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A discovered attack. countable, uncountable
"1700: "If I play f4, he can check me with ...Qd4, but then he has to move his Queen because he can easily lose it to a Bishop discovery on b5. He could also check me on c5 when his Queen might be safer. I could just move out of the way, though, and continue my attack.""