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

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

The Detroit Fire Investigation Division — a joint task force between the Detroit Police and Fire Departments — is seeking the public's assistance in identifying and locating the person responsible for an arson. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 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

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