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

During the exercise, a thermal-imaging drone searched for simulated casualties. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026

Two locations in Gloucestershire were being searched on Tuesday as part of the investigation, which remains ongoing, police said. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Unfamiliar territory The problem of a teleICU doctor being unfamiliar with the inner workings of a hospital came up repeatedly in the public records searched by TIME. — Alana Semuels, Time, 10 Nov. 2026

The lawsuit alleges Randall left the business, retrieved a firearm from his vehicle and was allowed to re-enter without being stopped or searched. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Civil defense workers and residents in the city of Deir al-Balah searched through the rubble largely using their bare hands. — Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026

Meanwhile, Trumpworld searched frantically for scapegoats to deflect blame that the electoral bloodbath was a rebuke of the president and his agenda. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

Two other Ryanair flights – one from Lisbon and another from Dublin – were searched at Rome’s Fiumicino airport following bomb threats, said a source from airport operator ADR. — Reuters, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

According to the documents, investigators searched a 2013 Ford F-150 and a black iPhone recovered from the vehicle. — Veronica Fulton-Mazaika, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026