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

Detectives arrested and located another suspect in the shooting, Antoine Jones, a little over a week after the shooting, but asked for help identifying and locating another gunman. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Deputies have identified a man found dead in a grass swale last month and are asking for the public’s help in locating the driver who hit him, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

With generative AI, instead of locating a dashboard, adjusting filters and interpreting several charts, a business leader can increasingly ask a question in plain language. — Somnath Banerjee, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Gate agents told the magazine officers have asked for help identifying or locating passengers as well as for access to internal information and even to restricted areas like jet bridges and aircraft. — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2026

There were real successes, such as locating Osama bin Laden in 2011 and destroying his group, al-Qaida, and later, dismantling the Islamic State. — Greg Myre, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

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