Synonyms of the word

catching

• adj. (informal) contagious.
• adj. captivating; alluring.
• n. The action of the verb catch.
• v. present participle of catch.

acquiring

• v. present participle of acquire.

communicable

• adj. (of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or species; contagious or catching.
• adj. talkative or expansive.
• adj. readily communicated.

contagious

• adj. Of a disease, easily transmitted to others.
• adj. Of a fashion, laughter, etc., easily passed on to others.
• adj. Of a person, having a disease that can be transmitted to another person by touch.

contractable

• adj. Capable of being contracted (in various senses).

contracting

• adj. That is getting smaller.
• v. present participle of contract, as in hiring or trading.

detection

• n. The act of detecting or sensing something; discovering something that was hidden or disguised.
• n. The finding out of a constituent, a signal, an agent or the like, mostly by means of a specific device…

discovery

• n. Something discovered.
• n. (uncountable) The discovering of new things.
• n. (countable, archaic) An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.
• n. (law, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
• n. (law, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence…

espial

• n. Act of noticing or observing.
• n. The fact of noticing or observing; a discovery.
• n. (obsolete) A spy; a scout.

find

• v. (transitive) To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
• v. (transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
• v. (transitive) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.
• v. (transitive) To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
• v. (transitive) To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
• v. (transitive) To point out.
• v. (transitive) To decide that, to discover that, to form the opinion that.
• v. (transitive) To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To supply; to furnish.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To provide for.
• v. (intransitive, law) To determine or judge.
• v. (intransitive, hunting) To discover game.
• n. Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
• n. The act of finding.

getting

• v. present participle of get.
• n. The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
• n. That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.

infectious

• adj. (pathology, of an illness) Transmitted from one person to another, usually through the air breathed.
• adj. (pathology, of a person) Able to infect others.
• adj. (of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another.
• adj. (informal) Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.

playing

• n. (gerund of play) An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played.
• v. present participle of play.

spotting

• v. present participle of spot.
• n. A spotted pattern.
• n. The act of spotting or sighting something.

spying

• v. present participle of spy.
• n. espionage.

transmissible

• adj. able to be transmitted.
• adj. (medicine) capable of being transmitted from one person to another; contagious.

transmittable

• adj. able to be transmitted; transmissible.

uncovering

• v. present participle of uncover.
• n. The act by which something is uncovered.