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find has 29 distinct synonyms spread across 15 of its 18 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is lose.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
perceive or be contemporaneous with
“We found Republicans winning the offices”
make a discovery
“She found that he had lied to her”
obtain through effort or management
“She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents”
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
“I found myself in a difficult situation”
succeed in reaching; arrive at
“The arrow found its mark”
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
“My son went to Berkeley to find himself”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for find come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.