Synonyms of comb

comb

verb

as in to search

to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something

combed the library for the missing book

Synonyms & Similar Words

• search
• rake
• find
• scan
• rifle
• dredge
• scour
• locate
• survey
• examine
• explore
• investigate
• inspect
• rummage
• hunt (through)
• troll
• dig (through)
• ransack
• sort (through)
• discover
• check (out)
• scrutinize
• review
• find out
• learn
• ascertain
• determine
• detect
• shake down
• run down
• track (down)
• hit (on or upon)
• probe
• audit
• get
• look over
• pat down
• study
• frisk
• poke (around)
• ferret (out)
• prospect
• glance (over)
• peruse
• snoop
• browse
• scare up
• descry
• grub (about)
• skirmish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hide
• lose
• abandon
• ignore
• neglect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of comb

The woolly fur on his backside is tightly clipped; at his head, the fur is combed into a topknot secured with a little pink bow. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

That’s because two parents combed through the district’s budget and found a $17 million math error that essentially doubles the amount of money the district expects to spend on their buildings over the next five years. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Investigators were seen combing the area with flashlights, searching for evidence. — Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Police arrested him again in April 2023 and started combing through the forest more systematically and exhuming mass graves. — Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026