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hunt (down or up)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hunt (down or up)

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

managed to hunt down his ancestors, who arrived back to the 16th century

Synonyms of hunt (down or up)

ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig out, dig up, discover, dredge (up), ferret (out), find, find out, get, hit (on or upon), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), rummage, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up

Words Related to hunt (down or up)

espy, sight, spot

look for, search (for or out), seek

Near Antonyms of hunt (down or up)

lose, mislay, misplace, misset

Antonyms of hunt (down or up)

miss, overlook, pass over

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