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SNIFF OUT Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the phrase sniff out. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the phrase sniff out. (close relations)

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detect
verbv
verb

• discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes

discover
verbv
verb

• discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes

• get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

• make a discovery, make a new finding

• find unexpectedly

• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

• see for the first time; make a discovery

• identify as in botany or biology, for example

expose
verbv
noun

• the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

verb

• expose or make accessible to some action or influence

• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

• to show, make visible or apparent

• remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body

• reveal to view as by removing a cover

• put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

• expose to light, of photographic film

• expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas

• abandon by leaving out in the open air

find
verbv
noun

• a productive insight

• the act of discovering something

verb

• come upon, as if by accident; meet with

• discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes

• come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost

• establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

• come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds

• perceive or be contemporaneous with

• get something or somebody for a specific purpose

• make a discovery, make a new finding

• obtain through effort or management

• decide on and make a declaration about

• receive a specified treatment (abstract)

• perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place

• get or find back; recover the use of

• succeed in reaching; arrive at

• accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation

identify
verb, nounv, n
verb

• recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

• give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property

• consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else

• conceive of as united or associated

• identify as in botany or biology, for example

• consider to be equal or the same

locate
verbv
verb

• discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining

• determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey

• assign a location to

• take up residence and become established

reveal
verb, nounv, n
verb

• make manifest

• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

• disclose directly or through prophets

spot
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a point located with respect to surface features of some region

• a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising

• an outstanding characteristic

• a blemish made by dirt

• a small contrasting part of something

• a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance

• a business establishment for entertainment

• a slight attack of illness

• a small piece or quantity of something

• a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

• a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

• a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

verb

• catch sight of

• detect with the senses

• mar or impair with a flaw

• make a spot or mark onto

• become spotted

• mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition

uncover
verbv
verb

• remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body

• reveal to view as by removing a cover

• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

unearth
verbv
verb

• discover by investigation

• recover through digging

nose out
verbv
verb

• recognize or detect by or as if by smelling

scent out
verbv
verb

• recognize or detect by or as if by smelling

smell out
verbv
verb

• recognize or detect by or as if by smelling

• become aware of not through the senses but instinctively

Alternatives for DETECT

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