Synonyms of searched

searched

verb

past tense of search

1

as in found

to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something

archaeologists have begun to search the southern end of the valley, where they believe the underground tombs are located

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• combed
• scanned
• examined
• surveyed
• scoured
• investigated
• located
• explored
• rummaged
• raked
• ransacked
• discovered
• inspected
• trolled
• dredged
• rifled
• dug (through)
• reviewed
• hunted (through)
• sorted (through)
• scrutinized
• ascertained
• detected
• determined
• learned
• checked (out)
• studied
• audited
• browsed
• probed
• frisked
• perused
• found out
• got
• hit (on or upon)
• ran down
• tracked (down)
• prospected
• descried
• looked over
• snooped
• shook down
• glanced (over)
• poked (around)
• patted down
• scared up
• grubbed (about)
• skirmished
• ferreted (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• abandoned
• hid
• ignored
• neglected

2

as in explored

to go into or range over for purposes of discovery

the Spanish conquistadors searched vast areas of the Southwest in their quest for the fabled cities of gold

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of searched

Officers detained Hoang and searched the residence, finding two people with stab wounds. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Police manhunt Dozens of Sacramento police officers, along with other local law enforcement agencies, searched the area for the suspect. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

While her phone wasn’t searched going into the US, her car was. — CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

The researchers also searched for related malicious code using the Validin threat intelligence platform. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Results can be searched and filtered, and files can be previewed before recovery. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026

Emergency teams who searched the airport grounds didn't find the vehicle or any intruder on site, the agency reported. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

While that lawsuit was pending, Murkerson says his car’s license plate was searched multiple times in the Flock system. — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Some consumers searched for substitutes, and ethanol was an answer then. — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026