Antonyms for detection

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dih-tek-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈtɛk ʃən

Definition of detection

Origin : early 15c., "exposure, accusation," from Latin detectionem (nominative detectio) "an uncovering," noun of action from past participle stem of detegere (see detect).

noun discovery

Example sentences :

I was afraid to set the weights down for fear of detection and punishment.
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

But this was only his second detection, and three of his four days of probation were past.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

The risk of detection, so that they made little noise, was negligible.
Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini

That was clearly impracticable and fraught with too much risk of detection.
Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini

The word refers to the detection by the mother of the movements of the child.
Extract from : « Treatise on the Diseases of Women » by Lydia E. Pinkham

They tried every method of detection known to detective science.
Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham

I left the house, as I thought, unnoticed and secure from detection.
Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander

In color it so perfectly matches the leaves and grass that detection is difficult.
Extract from : « Pathfinder » by Alan Douglas

There was danger of detection if she crept into the kitchen to obtain the milk.
Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White

An ingenious method was devised for the detection of the reformers.
Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird

Synonyms for detection

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