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flounder v.
forage v.
grabble v.
grope v.
hunt v.
search v.
seek v.

VERB

flounder

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flop stumble wallow

STRONG

blunder bobble flummox fumble grope labor lurch muddle plunge pratfall snafu strive thrash toil toss travail tumble

WEAK

come apart at the seams drop the ball fall down foul up go at backwards go to pieces make a mess of miss one's cue screw up slip up stub one's toe trip up work at

Antonyms

STRONG

idle laze

WEAK

do well succeed

VERB

forage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comb rummage scour scrounge

STRONG

beat explore grub hunt pilfer plunder raid rake ransack ravage seek

WEAK

fine-tooth-comb

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist give guard help neglect protect receive

VERB

grabble

Synonyms

WEAK

examine explore feel feel blindly finger fish flounder fumble handle manipulate poke pry root scrabble search touch

VERB

grope

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flounder

STRONG

examine explore finger fish fumble handle manipulate poke pry root scrabble search touch

WEAK

feel blindly grabble

Antonyms

STRONG

leave alone

VERB

hunt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drag examine forage go after interrogate investigate prowl scour seek

STRONG

delve grope inquire probe quest question ransack rummage sift trace trail winnow

WEAK

be on the lookout ferret out fish for look all over hell look high and low nose around run down scratch around search high heaven try to find

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer ignore reply rush

WEAK

let go neglect

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

check comb examine explore go through hunt hunt for inspect investigate look probe ransack scan scour scout scrutinize seek sift

STRONG

beat ferret forage frisk grope grub inquire prospect pry quest rake root rummage study

WEAK

beat about chase after go in quest of go over with a fine-tooth comb gun for leave no stone unturned look for look high and low look over poke into rifle through run down shake down smell around track down turn inside out turn upside down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore neglect overlook

STRONG

cover

WEAK

find

VERB

seek

Synonyms

STRONGEST

explore follow investigate pursue

STRONG

chase comb delve dragnet fan fish hunt inquire mouse nose prowl quest ransack root scout scratch

WEAK

be after beat the bushes bird-dog bob for 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

STRONGEST

ignore shun

WEAK

answer find neglect reply

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cast about

The team looked at different game formats and cast about for manufacturers that could supply individual components before settling on a hybrid approach that relied on one main manufacturer and several smaller suppliers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The colonists cast about for another means of ensuring that these judges would be independent, sensitive to local interests, and not entirely beholden to the king.

From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2025

Stokes is the headliner of all-star ensemble cast about to tell a story overflowing with subplots.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023

District Judge Dean Pregerson cast about for other solutions, suggesting the county might sue the state or ask the Board of Supervisors for more money.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

He cast about for some means to defend himself, for he had determined they would not take him easily.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

cast about

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