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hunt

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hunt

an act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something

  • soon the whole family was involved in the hunt for Momʼs car keys
Synonyms of hunt

quest, search
Words Related to hunt

shakedown

sweep

chase, pursuit

recon, reconnaissance, scout

canvass (also canvas), survey

exploration, probe

forage

hunt

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hunt

1 to seek out (game) for food or sport

  • Native Americans of the plains hunted buffalo for food, clothing, and shelter
Synonyms of hunt

chase, stalk
Words Related to hunt

capture, drag, net, snare, trap

dog, ferret, hawk, hound

course, pursue, run, run down, spoor, track, trail

gun (for), harpoon, kill, shoot

poach

cull

2 to go in search of

  • I spent all afternoon hunting a job for the summer
Synonyms of hunt

cast about (for), cast around (for), chase (down), forage (for), look up, pursue, quest, search (for or out), seek, shop (for)
Words Related to hunt

ferret (out), root (out)
Phrases Synonymous with hunt

look for
Near Antonyms of hunt

hide, lose

ignore, neglect

3 to go into or range over for purposes of discovery

  • a bag lady hunts the neighborhood for returnable bottles
Synonyms of hunt

explore, probe, prospect, search, skirr
Words Related to hunt

reconnoiter (or reconnoitre), scout

disclose, discover, reveal, unearth

fathom, plumb, sound

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