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/dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/ · noun
The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised..
In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, […], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned.
“Why should Eldridge commit murder?[…]There was only one possible motive—namely, he wished to avoid detection as James Selby of Anaconda Ltd.[…]”
Use detection when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Detection means The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised..
Common synonyms include demodulation, accusation, espial, spotting.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, […], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned.
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