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

Lula very pointedly locates the threat differently, emphasizing the ability to resist a foreign power’s undue exertions of leverage. — Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 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

Anyone who locates turtles has been asked to bring them to the Cranford Fire Department, according to CBS New York. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Tamas locates its tragedy not only in violence and displacement but also in the speed with which neighbors become enemies while those who engineer communal hatred remain insulated from the suffering that follows. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

The female locates and stings a large insect such as a cicada or katydid and then brings it back to the burrow. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026