Definition of Discovery 1. The act of discovering something Noun 2. Something that is discovered Noun 3. A productive insight Noun 4. (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 Noun Synonyms for word "discovery" Semanticaly linked words with "discovery" Hyponims for word "discovery" Lexical Analysis for "discovery" discover get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally make a discovery make a discovery, make a new finding see for the first time; make a discovery discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of find unexpectedly get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally make a discovery make a discovery, make a new finding see for the first time; make a discovery discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally make a discovery make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret make a discovery, make a new finding see for the first time; make a discovery discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of find unexpectedly has derived form discover etymology autodiscovery etymology e-discovery etymology indiscovery etymology nondiscovery etymology prediscovery etymologically related discover etymologically related discoverer etymologically related e-discovery is derived from discoveries