Synonyms of reconnoiter

reconnoiter

verb

variants or reconnoitre

as in to explore

to go to (a place or area) in order to find out information especially about a military enemy; to do a reconnaissance of (a place)

An expedition reconnoitered the coast to find out the exact location of enemy forces.

Related Words

• explore
• scout
• search
• prospect
• discover
• hunt
• probe
• disclose
• reveal
• unearth
• skirr
• fathom
• plumb
• sound

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reconnoiter

If curious extraterrestrial visitors were to reconnoiter Earth, they might well be struck by a planet that nurtures such an inordinate number of chickens. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Some drones drop bombs, some serve as missiles, while others reconnoiter. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026

How Drones Challenge Snipers Unmanned Aircraft Systems, including fiber optic drones, can reconnoiter vast stretches of territory and can use a wide variety of sensors to perform surveillance. — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2026

What kind of action plan is visualized to reconnoiter that object? — Leonard David, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025

The paddlers quickly pulled off to the right bank, secured the canoes and set up camp, while a scouting party hacked their way through the brush to reconnoiter. — Larry Rohter, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023

Beginning in late 2026, Hera will reconnoiter both Dimorphos and Didymos to take measurements of the rocks and show how DART changed the system. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 29 Mar. 2023

Along the way the spacecraft will scrutinize Saturn’s mysterious and spectacular rings and reconnoiter its many satellite worlds, especially Titan — the largest moon in the solar system and, it is believed, the only one with its own atmosphere. — Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2020