Synonyms of locates

locates

verb

present tense third-person singular of locate

as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

we were finally able to locate the missing cat, who had been sleeping in the closet the whole time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finds
• discovers
• learns
• gets
• detects
• ascertains
• determines
• rummages
• finds out
• tracks (down)
• runs down
• roots (out)
• turns up
• hits (on or upon)
• digs out
• digs up
• dredges (up)
• hunts (down or up)
• descries
• seeks
• noses out
• ferrets (out)
• spots
• sights
• routs (out)
• scouts (up)
• scares up
• espies
• looks for
• searches (for or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• overlooks
• passes over
• loses
• misplaces
• mislays
• missets

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of locates

Anyone who locates him should call 911 or notify the KCPD Missing Persons Section at 816-234-5043. — Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

Māori mythology locates Karikari as the location where the first canoes landed in New Zealand. — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Video shared by El Salvador President Nayib Bukele reportedly showed the moment a Salvadorian rescuer locates a woman, identified as Belkys Barreto, trapped under rubble in Caraballeda, and reassures her that help is near. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 28 June 2026

It's sturdily built, quick to set up and automatically locates night sky targets and provides crisp, clear views of them. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 23 June 2026

Her thumb locates something hard yet delicate, and there is a slight clinking noise. — Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026

Brett Schneider, a marketing veteran who teaches courses on fandom at UCLA, locates the Prada sequel’s appeal in something deeper than nostalgia. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 May 2026

Just as gas stations cluster near interstate exits, Linde locates its plants close to NASA and SpaceX’s operations to cut down on delivery times and ensure a reliable supply. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2026

Where Wiseman locates emotion is in the use of the camera, the shifts in filmmaking style, especially as the movie, for a brief moment, flips to color. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026