Synonyms of searching

searching

verb

present participle of search

1

as in combing

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

• combing
• finding
• scanning
• locating
• investigating
• surveying
• scouring
• examining
• exploring
• rummaging
• raking
• trolling
• inspecting
• discovering
• dredging
• digging (through)
• ransacking
• hunting (through)
• reviewing
• sorting (through)
• rifling
• scrutinizing
• learning
• ascertaining
• detecting
• determining
• studying
• probing
• auditing
• checking (out)
• browsing
• perusing
• getting
• snooping
• finding out
• frisking
• tracking (down)
• hitting (on or upon)
• running down
• prospecting
• poking (around)
• shaking down
• looking over
• ferreting (out)
• glancing (over)
• patting down
• descrying
• skirmishing
• scaring up
• grubbing (about)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hiding
• losing
• ignoring
• abandoning
• neglecting

2

as in exploring

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

• exploring
• hunting
• probing
• prospecting
• discovering
• scouting
• skirring
• reconnoitering
• disclosing
• revealing
• reconnoitring
• unearthing
• plumbing
• fathoming
• sounding