Synonyms of prospected

prospected

verb

past tense of prospect

as in explored

to go into or range over for purposes of discovery

soon all manner of people had arrived in the valley to prospect it for gold

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explored
• searched
• hunted
• probed
• scouted
• discovered
• reconnoitered
• skirred
• disclosed
• unearthed
• revealed
• fathomed
• plumbed
• sounded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prospected

With little formal education, Mulholland had left his native Ireland in his teens, worked steamer ships on the Great Lakes, labored in lumber camps and prospected for gold. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

The arena serves as the home arena for the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL and has been prospected as a venue for a new or re-located National Hockey League team in Quebec City. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026