Synonyms of locating

locating

verb

present participle of locate

as in finding

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

• finding
• discovering
• learning
• getting
• detecting
• determining
• ascertaining
• tracking (down)
• rummaging
• hitting (on or upon)
• finding out
• running down
• dredging (up)
• hunting (down or up)
• routing (out)
• scouting (up)
• digging out
• digging up
• ferreting (out)
• rooting (out)
• turning up
• spotting
• seeking
• nosing out
• descrying
• scaring up
• sighting
• looking for
• espying
• searching (for or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• overlooking
• passing over
• losing
• misplacing
• mislaying
• missetting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of locating

New South Wales police shared a photo of Gallagher, 28, and asked the public for help locating him. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

Hawthorne has seen a revival in recent years, thanks in part to SpaceX locating its headquarters there and the booming sports and entertainment complexes to the north in Inglewood. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

This information will be logged in Find Hub, which has thus far been used for locating phones, earbuds, and tracker tags. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

Shortly after leaving the residence, DeLong initiated a call about a suspicious person after locating a man near a vehicle matching the description provided by the woman, according to the police chief. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

The harder problem is locating and tracking moving targets with sufficient precision, why is why better intelligence, including potentially from partners such as Russia or China, could become an important variable. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

The Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ is one of the best telescopes for beginner-to-intermediate stargazers who want to view deep-sky objects and appreciate assistance in manually locating the targets. — Paul Brett, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026

The violence prompted police to launch an operation aimed at locating those involved in the conflict. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

But this year, Jeff’s family gifted him a metal detector of better quality, renewing hopes of finally locating the ring. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026