cast about

cast about for

verb

Definition of CAST ABOUT

to go in search of <cast about for an answer to the question of why so many people had ignored the victim's cries for help>

Synonyms cast about (for), cast around (for), chase (down), forage (for), hunt, look up, pursue, quest, search (for or out), shop (for)

Related Words ferret (out), root (out)

Near Antonyms hide, lose; ignore, neglect