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Antonyms for search out
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : surch |
| Phonetic Transcription : sɜrtʃ |
- accept
- agree
- agreement
- aid
- allow
- answer
- approve
- assist
- be lazy
- calm
- comply
- decision
- deny
- depart
- discontinue
- displace
- dodge
- encourage
- eschew
- favor
- find
- forward
- give in
- give up
- go along
- harmonize
- help
- ignore
- join
- leave
- leave alone
- let go
- lose
- make peace
- miss
- move
- neglect
- overlook
- participate
- pass by
- permit
- quit
- reply
- retreat
- run away
- shun
- stop
- support
- surrender
- victory
- yield
Definition of search out
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French cerchier "to search" (12c., Modern French chercher), from Latin circare "go about, wander, traverse," in Late Latin "to wander hither and thither," from circus "circle" (see circus). Phrase search me as a verbal shrug of ignorance first recorded 1901. Search engine attested from 1988. Search and destroy as a modifier is 1966, American English, from the Vietnam War. Search and rescue is from 1944.
- As in locate : verb find
- As in oppose : verb fight, obstruct
- As in pursue : verb chase, follow
- As in seek : verb look for
- As in challenge : verb dispute, question
- As in ferret out : verb search out
- If we succeed in discovering him, I mean to offer my services to search out the girl.
- Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
- Sire, I openly repeat them, that your majesty may search out the truth.
- Extract from : « The Queen's Necklace » by Alexandre Dumas pre
- You are here to do justice to everybody, and it is your duty to search out the truth.
- Extract from : « Columba » by Prosper Merimee
- Was it my duty to search out Jefferson and convict him of this crime?
- Extract from : « The Four Pools Mystery » by Jean Webster
- I have long had a desire to search out the land in that direction.
- Extract from : « The Norsemen in the West » by R.M. Ballantyne
- James appointed commissioners to search out what was wrong with Virginia.
- Extract from : « Pioneers of the Old South » by Mary Johnston
- But when we search out the springs of his power we are amazed at his secret.
- Extract from : « A Man's Value to Society » by Newell Dwight Hillis
- The call seemed to search out this very spot, but he did not answer.
- Extract from : « Frank of Freedom Hill » by Samuel A. Derieux
- Polly sat and stared at her companion as if to search out the truth.
- Extract from : « Polly's Business Venture » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
- Do not search out this man, however; leave your quarrel in God's hands.
- Extract from : « Moscow » by Fred Whishaw
Synonyms for search out
- accompany
- accost
- argue
- arouse
- ascertain
- ask for
- assail
- assault
- assert
- attack
- attend
- badger
- bait
- bar
- battle
- be after
- be on to
- beard
- beat the bushes
- bird-dog
- bob for
- bombard
- brave
- bring to light
- bug
- call for
- call in question
- call out
- camp on the doorstep of
- cast about
- chase
- chase down
- check
- chivy
- claim
- comb
- combat
- come across
- come upon
- confront
- contradict
- controvert
- counter
- counterattack
- cross
- dare
- debate
- defy
- delve
- delve for
- demand
- denounce
- deny
- detect
- determine
- dig for
- dig out
- dig up
- disagree
- disapprove
- disclose
- discover
- dispute
- dog
- dragnet
- drive out
- elicit
- encounter
- establish
- exact
- explore
- expose
- extract
- face
- face down
- face off
- face the music
- fan
- ferret out
- fight
- fish
- fish for
- fly in the face of
- follow
- frown at
- gainsay
- get at
- give chase
- go after
- gun for
- hang in
- happen upon
- harass
- harry
- haunt
- hinder
- hit upon
- hook
- hound
- hunt
- hunt down
- impeach
- impose
- impugn
- inquire
- insist upon
- investigate
- invite competition
- lay one's hands on
- learn
- leave no stone unturned
- light upon
- look about
- look around
- look high and low
- make a point of
- make a stand
- meet with
- mouse
- move behind
- neutralize
- nose
- nose around
- nose out
- not countenance
- object to
- oppress
- penetrate
- persevere
- persist
- pick up on
- pierce
- pin down
- pinpoint
- place
- plague
- play catch up
- poke around
- position
- prevent
- probe
- protest
- provoke
- prowl
- prowl after
- pry
- pursue
- query
- quest
- ransack
- read
- reclaim
- require
- resist
- reverse
- ride
- root
- root out
- run after
- run counter to
- run down
- scout
- scout out
- scratch
- search for
- search high heaven
- search out
- seek
- shadow
- smell out
- smoke out
- sniff out
- speak against
- spot
- stalk
- stand up to
- station
- stick it out
- stimulate
- strike
- stumble on
- summon
- tag
- tail
- take a stand
- take issue
- take on
- take out after
- taunt
- tax
- test
- throw down the gauntlet
- thwart
- trace
- track
- track down
- trail
- trip over
- try
- turn the tables
- uncover
- unearth
- vindicate
- withstand
- worm out
- zero in on
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