detected

1. 1.

   perceived or discerned

   “the detected micrometeoritic material”

   Antonymsundetected

   Similarperceivedsensedheard
2. 2.

   perceived with the mind

   “he winced at the detected flicker of irony in her voice”

   Similarnoticed

Questions about detected

What does detected mean?

detected means "perceived or discerned". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in detected?

detected has 3 syllables: de-tec-ted. The stress falls on "tec". In IPA it is /dɪˈtɛktəd/.

What is the opposite of detected?

The recorded antonyms are undetected.

Is detected a common word?

detected is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.