Antonyms for leave no stone unturned
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : stohn |
| Phonetic Transcription : stoÊŠn |
- agree
- aid
- answer
- arrange
- be lazy
- calm
- care for
- cease
- clean
- cover
- dirty
- discontinue
- discourage
- dissuade
- fill
- find
- forget
- give
- give up
- go
- halt
- help
- idle
- ignore
- laze
- leave
- leave alone
- let go
- lose
- make happy
- make peace
- neaten
- neglect
- offer
- order
- organize
- overlook
- please
- protect
- quit
- receive
- relax
- reply
- repress
- rest
- rust
- shun
- skip
- soothe
- stop
- support
- surrender
- systematize
- tidy
- yield
Definition of leave no stone unturned
Origin :- Old English stan, used of common rocks, precious gems, concretions in the body, memorial stones, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (cf. Old Norse steinn, Danish steen, Old High German and German stein, Gothic stains), from PIE *stai- "stone," also "to thicken, stiffen" (cf. Sanskrit styayate "curdles, becomes hard;" Avestan stay- "heap;" Greek stear "fat, tallow," stia, stion "pebble;" Old Church Slavonic stena "wall").
- Slang sense of "testicle" is from mid-12c. The British measure of weight (usually equal to 14 pounds) is from late 14c., originally a specific stone. Stone's throw for "a short distance" is attested from 1580s. Stone Age is from 1864. To kill two birds with one stone is first attested 1650s.
- As in persevere : verb keep at; work hard
- As in persist : verb carry on, carry through
- As in ransack : verb turn inside out in search; ravage
- As in rummage : verb ransack, search
- As in scour : verb search thoroughly
- As in search : verb seek to find something
- As in seek : verb look for
- As in strive : verb try for, exert oneself
- As in comb : verb search by ransacking
- As in delve : verb dig into task, action
- As in explore : verb investigate; survey
- As in hound : verb chase, badger
Synonyms for leave no stone unturned
- abide
- aim
- analyze
- annoy
- appropriate
- assay
- attempt
- bait
- be after
- be at
- be determined
- be on one's back
- be on one's case
- be on one's tail
- be resolute
- be resolved
- be stubborn
- bear down
- beat
- beat about
- beat the bushes
- bend over backward
- bird-dog
- bob for
- bother
- break one's neck
- bug
- burrow
- carry on
- cast about
- chase
- chase after
- check
- chivy
- comb
- compete
- contend
- continue
- curdle
- delve
- delve for
- delve into
- despoil
- dig
- dig for
- dig into
- dig out
- disarrange
- disarray
- disorder
- disorganize
- disrupt
- disturb
- do one's best
- do one's utmost
- dog
- dragnet
- dredge
- drive
- endeavor
- endure
- essay
- examine
- excavate
- explore
- fan
- ferret
- ferret out
- fight
- filch
- find
- finecomb
- fish
- fish for
- follow
- follow through
- follow up
- forage
- frisk
- give chase
- go after
- go all out
- go all the way
- go for broke
- go for it
- go for the jugular
- go in quest of
- go into
- go on
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- go the limit
- go through
- go through with fine-tooth comb
- goad
- gouge out
- grind
- grope
- grub
- gun for
- gut
- hang in
- hang tough
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- have a look
- heckle
- hector
- hold fast
- hold on
- hunt
- hunt down
- hunt for
- impel
- inquire
- inquire into
- insist
- inspect
- investigate
- jockey
- jumble
- jump into
- keep driving
- keep going
- keep on
- keep up
- knock oneself out
- labor
- last
- lay waste
- leave no stone unturned
- lift
- linger
- look
- look about
- look all over for
- look around
- look for
- look high and low
- look into
- look over
- look up and down
- loot
- maintain
- make every effort
- make off with
- maraud
- mess up
- mix up
- moil
- mouse
- nose
- obtain
- offer
- overhaul
- peer
- perdure
- persecute
- perseverate
- persevere
- persist
- pester
- pilfer
- pillage
- pinch
- plug away
- plunder
- poach
- poke
- poke into
- press on
- prevail
- probe
- proceed
- prod
- prospect
- provoke
- prowl
- pry
- purloin
- pursue
- push
- quest
- question
- rag
- rag on
- raid
- rake
- ransack
- rape
- ravish
- really get into
- reconnoitre
- recur
- remain
- repeat
- research
- ride
- rifle
- rifle through
- rob
- root
- rout
- rummage
- run after
- run down
- rustle
- sack
- scan
- scoop out
- scour
- scout
- scramble
- scratch
- scratch around
- screen
- scrutinize
- search
- search for
- search high heaven
- search out
- see it through
- see through
- seek
- seize
- shake
- shake down
- shoot for
- shovel
- sift
- smell around
- sniff out
- sound
- spade
- spoil
- spy
- stand firm
- stay the course
- steal
- stick it out
- stick to guns
- stick with it
- strain
- strip
- strive
- struggle
- study
- sweat
- sweep
- tackle
- tail
- take away
- take on
- take out after
- test
- thieve
- toil
- toss
- tough it out
- tour
- track down
- travel
- traverse
- trowel
- try
- try hard
- tug
- turn inside out
- turn upside down
- unearth
- work
- yap at
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