Antonyms for hunt for
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : huhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : hÊŒnt |
Definition of hunt for
Origin :- Old English huntian "chase game," related to hentan "to seize," from Proto-Germanic *huntojan (cf. Gothic hinþan "to seize, capture," Old High German hunda "booty"), from PIE *kend-.
- General sense of "search diligently" (for anything) is first recorded c.1200. Related: Hunted; hunting. Happy hunting-grounds "Native American afterlife paradise" is from "Last of the Mohicans" (1826).
- As in look up : verb research
- As in ask : verb question
- As in page : verb call for over communications system
- As in search : verb seek to find something
- As in shop : verb look for merchandise to buy
- As in fish for : verb look for; hint
Synonyms for hunt for
- angle
- angle for
- announce
- beat
- beat about
- beep
- buy
- buzz
- call
- call out
- call the name of
- canvass
- cast about
- catechize
- challenge
- chase after
- check
- comb
- come upon
- confirm
- cross-examine
- demand
- direct
- discover
- elicit
- enjoin
- examine
- explore
- ferret
- find
- forage
- frisk
- give the third degree
- go in quest of
- go over
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- go shopping
- go through
- grill
- grope
- grub
- gun for
- hit
- hope for
- hunt
- hunt for
- inquire
- inspect
- institute
- interrogate
- investigate
- invite
- leave no stone unturned
- look
- look for
- look high and low
- look over
- market
- needle
- peruse
- pick one's brains
- poke into
- pop the question
- preconize
- probe
- prospect
- pry
- pry into
- pump
- purchase
- put the screws to
- put through the wringer
- query
- quest
- quiz
- rake
- ransack
- request
- rifle through
- roast
- root
- rummage
- run down
- scan
- scour
- scout
- scrutinize
- search for
- seek
- seek out
- send for
- shake down
- sift
- smell around
- solicit
- study
- summon
- sweat
- track down
- try to buy
- try to evoke
- turn inside out
- turn upside down
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