Search synonyms
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An occupation, career, interest, etc. to which one devotes time and energy
To question formally, as to elicit facts or information; interrogate:
Of, relating to, or having the function of an inquisitor.
hunt (related)
To make a search; seek.
seek (related)
An attempting to accomplish or attain
Safari is defined as a sightseeing journey or hunting expedition, especially in Africa.
The definition of inquisitive is showing curiosity, or being eager to acquire information.
expiscatory
(Archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
Examining or exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; thorough
expiscation
(Archaic, formal) The act of expiscating; fishing.
A sudden raid or military advance.
Comb means to thoroughly search for something, or to untangle, clean or straighten using a thin toothed hair styling tool.
To get knowledge of (a subject) or skill in (an art, trade, etc.) by study, experience, instruction, etc.
To scrub something in order to clean or polish it.
smell around
grope in the dark
A close examination of a matter:
An investigation or inquiry into the truth of some matter
perlustration
The action or fact of perlustrating
An inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military information.
Canvass is defined as to carefully examine or discuss something or to go through an area to get votes, orders or survey answers.
Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.
To make heightened efforts to catch a suspect.
expiscate
To fish out; to find out by skill or laborious investigation; to search out.
search or seek
(Intransitive, medicine) To examine diagnostically.
To uncover and bring to light by searching. Often used with out:
To provide with forage; feed
fossick
To rummage or search around, especially for a possible profit.
To search (a person) for something concealed, especially a weapon, by passing the hands quickly over clothes or through pockets.
manhunt
search or seek
To go through (a place) stealing valuables and causing disarray; pillage:
To seek information about
To examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws.
(Intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination.
To appear to be; seem
(Nautical) To keep (running rigging) clear, and see that no hitch occurs.
perlustrate
To travel through an area in examination or survey.
To make an inquiry about (something); investigate or examine:
To search for or explore (a region) for mineral deposits or oil.
To go on a quest.
(Intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.
To do research; make researches
(Nautical) To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.
scavenge
(Metallurgy) To clean (molten metal) by using a substance that will combine chemically with the impurities present
(Informal) To seek (around) for something; forage
To examine and sort carefully:
The definition of survey is to carefully review, make a detailed report of, or measure a piece of land to find out its boundaries.
finding (antonym)
The definition of a finding is a discovery or the act of discovering, or a small item, such as a button or jewelry, used in making clothing.
find (antonym)
Find is defined as to come across something by chance or to locate something that was once lost.
right of search (related)
The right of a nation at war to stop the merchant ships of neutral nations on the high seas and search them for contraband or the like, the finding of which makes the ship liable to seizure
The act of carrying out research.
To reach an intended destination after passing through some process.
beat about
poke into
Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
shake down
(By extension) To get money from someone using threats.
An attempting to accomplish or attain
To move (oneself) with effort
look up and down
Find another word for search. In this page you can discover 73 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for search, like: pursuit, examine, shakedown, inquisitorial, hunt, seek, safari, inquisitive, expiscatory, searching and expiscation.