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

The ribbed knit is absorbent and quick-drying with a combed cotton material that’s ultra-soft to the touch. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2026

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

On Thursday, large cranes continued to move parts of the twisted metal and other wreckage from the tracks as search-and-rescue crews combed through the debris for victims. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

There was a shelter-in-place order for residents within a mile radius of Millville and Taylor Streets in Salem as heavily armed officers with K-9s and drones combed the area for five hours. — Anna Meiler, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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

In designing the collection, Zankov combed Banana Republic’s archives and selected pieces to reinterpret with his own signature elements including unexpected color and patchwork construction. — David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

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

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