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Synonyms for searched
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : surch |
| Phonetic Transcription : sɜrtʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for searched Other synonyms for the word searched
- beat
- beat about
- cast about
- chase after
- ferret
- forage
- frisk
- go in quest of
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- grope
- grub
- gun for
- inquire
- leave no stone unturned
- look for
- look high and low
- look over
- poke into
- probe
- prospect
- pry
- quest
- rake
- ransack
- rifle through
- root
- rummage
- run down
- scan
- scour
- scout
- scrutinize
- seek
- shake down
- sift
- smell around
- study
- track down
- turn inside out
- turn upside down
Définition of searched
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.
- verb seek to find something
- Man followed their example and searched until he found an empty grotto.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- While he searched desperately for an answer, Andrew found none.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- She has been searched, and we have found about a hundred dollars worth of laces on her.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Then she went to the telephone-book and searched for the number of Gilder's house.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Faust gave a little start and searched Dixon's face, furtively.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Langdon searched his memory; just how was that subject started?
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- She omitted nothing, but searched her memory as if it were for a confession.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- I've come to tell them that my men have searched Cairo and found nothing.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- Again he searched their faces, to see if they were laughing at him and then proceeded.
- Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
- They searched not only the pockets of Cornelius, but even his person; yet they found nothing.
- Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
Antonyms for searched
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