Synonyms of combed

combed 1 of 2

adjective

as in groomed

Related Words

• groomed
• meticulous
• careful
• spotless
• clean
• fastidious
• immaculate
• pristine
• squeaky-clean
• fussy
• fashionable
• stylish
• orderly
• in
• tidy
• chic
• modish
• elegant
• dressy
• formal
• spruce
• à la mode
• natty
• dapper
• spiffed-up
• smart
• snappy
• dolled up
• sharp

Dissimilar Words

• disheveled
• unkempt
• sloppy
• wrinkled
• rumpled
• uncombed
• slovenly
• messy
• untidy
• stained
• shabby
• mussed
• frowsy
• dirty
• spotted
• filthy
• soiled
• dingy
• unclean
• scruffy
• grimy
• foul
• scrubby
• sleazy
• grubby
• nasty
• unfashionable
• dowdy
• scuzzy
• sullied
• smirched
• inelegant
• scroungy
• unstylish

combed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of comb

as in searched

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

• searched
• found
• scanned
• scoured
• raked
• surveyed
• examined
• dredged
• explored
• investigated
• located
• rummaged
• ransacked
• trolled
• rifled
• inspected
• dug (through)
• hunted (through)
• sorted (through)
• discovered
• reviewed
• scrutinized
• ascertained
• determined
• checked (out)
• audited
• detected
• learned
• studied
• found out
• probed
• frisked
• hit (on or upon)
• tracked (down)
• ran down
• perused
• prospected
• got
• browsed
• shook down
• looked over
• patted down
• poked (around)
• descried
• glanced (over)
• snooped
• ferreted (out)
• grubbed (about)
• skirmished
• scared up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• abandoned
• hid
• ignored
• neglected

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of combed

Adjective

For combed cotton, shorter fibers have been removed to enhance durability and the high-end look and feel. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026

Verb

Lojo and a colleague combed through some corridors, looking for clients who might have nestled in remote areas. — Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Nollet and Anderson collaborated on a similar hairstyle the 2026 Kering Foundation Caring for Women Dinner earlier in September, only here her curls were teased and combed as if she’d slept in them. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Search and rescue teams combed the trails to find Kalapaca, and on Friday, a helicopter flight crew located him in steep terrain that was inaccessible to ground teams, the sheriff's office said. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Political campaigns have always combed a candidate’s old statements and clips for material to be used against them. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Researchers combed through 60,000 bone fragments excavated from the cave, identifying two dozen or so that appeared to closely resemble hominin bones and testing them to see whether the fossils contained any useful biomolecular information. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

When several doctoral students combed through the sequencing results, there was only one way to explain why so many extra gene copies were scattered across the whole of the potamo genome. — Carrie Arnold contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026

Attorneys for the city, petitioners and objectors have combed through Kane County voter registration records, according to Raymond Esquivel, Kane County director of elections. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Software, which took a beating earlier this year, has more recently staged a comeback as traders reevaluated their business outlooks, and combed through the wreckage for survivors. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026