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

Serhiy, like Zabuzhko, locates his captor’s impulse to torture him in the very pages written by the Russian novelist. — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

The Greeks offer another kind of striving, one that locates pleasure in the pursuit itself rather than in the prize. — Stacy Keltner, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

It is funded through the Job Development Investment Grant program, which directs a portion of a JDIG award to the account when a company locates or expands in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 county. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

Peng’s wardrobe consistently locates her within China, drawing on domestic design and recognizable elements of Chinese dress. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

In Shot Mode, the gimbal automatically locates and focuses on the ball, with a solid green LED and confirmation sound indicating when the system is ready to record. — New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

Qualley locates defensive purpose in Maya’s stiff reserve, and an errant gleam of joy when Charlie’s dorky come-ons actually do the job. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

If most people tend to think of the art as the visual or sonic manifestation one encounters, Protocol Art locates the art not in its manifestations but in the work that generates them. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The medical model locates disability inside the individual, a deficit to be cured, corrected or endured until the person can function in a world built without them. — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026