Synonyms of nose out

nose out

verb

as in to find

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

independent investigators eventually nosed out proof of White House wrongdoing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• find
• learn
• discover
• locate
• track (down)
• get
• find out
• run down
• hunt (down or up)
• turn up
• detect
• dig out
• determine
• dig up
• hit (on or upon)
• ascertain
• root (out)
• rout (out)
• ferret (out)
• scare up
• dredge (up)
• scout (up)
• sight
• rummage
• spot
• look for
• descry
• search (for or out)
• seek
• espy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pass over
• miss
• overlook
• lose
• misplace
• misset
• mislay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nose out

Peter was in the booth with Herbstreit the other weekend, paws up and nose out. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025

In order to keep Superman's nose out of his business, he's impregnated the whole thing with kryptonite. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 July 2025

The resulting anti-censorship lawsuit went all the way to the Supreme Court, which ruled that the federal government should keep its nose out of the cable content business. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Even though the text of the law is intact, the United States meekly assured the Pakistani military that the intent of the conditions was misinterpreted and that the United States would keep its nose out of the generals' business. — Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2011