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Synonyms for be after
verb look for- explore
- follow
- investigate
- pursue
- chase
- comb
- delve
- dragnet
- fan
- fish
- hunt
- inquire
- mouse
- nose
- prowl
- quest
- ransack
- root
- scout
- scratch
- be after
- beat the bushes
- bird-dog
- bob for
- cast about
- delve for
- dig for
- ferret out
- fish for
- go after
- gun for
- leave no stone unturned
- look about
- look around
- look high and low
- run after
- search for
- search out
- sniff out
- track down
Antonyms for be after
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
angle for
verb. attempt to get
angles
verb. attempt
angling
verb. attempt
seek
verb. look for
- be after
- beat the bushes
- bird-dog
- bob for
- cast about
- chase
- comb
- delve
- delve for
- dig for
- dragnet
- explore
- fan
- ferret out
- fish
- fish for
- follow
- go after
- gun for
- hunt
- inquire
- investigate
- leave no stone unturned
- look about
- look around
- look high and low
- mouse
- nose
- prowl
- pursue
- quest
- ransack
- root
- run after
- scout
- scratch
- search for
- search out
- sniff out
- track down
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.