Thesaurus.com
Thesaurus / poke around
FEEDBACK

poke around

See definition of poke around on Dictionary.com
  • as inpursue
  • as instraggle
  • as inbeat the bushes

synonyms for poke around

  • go after
  • seek
  • accompany
  • attend
  • badger
  • bait
  • bug
  • chivy
  • dog
  • fish
  • harass
  • harry
  • haunt
  • hound
  • hunt
  • oppress
  • persevere
  • persist
  • plague
  • ride
  • shadow
  • stalk
  • tag
  • tail
  • trace
  • track
  • trail
  • bird-dog
  • camp on the doorstep of
  • give chase
  • hunt down
  • move behind
  • nose around
  • play catch up
  • prowl after
  • run after
  • run down
  • scout out
  • search for
  • search high heaven
  • search out
  • take out after
  • track down
Meet Grammar Coach
Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar helpImprove Your Writing
Meet Grammar Coach
Improve Your Writing
Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

antonyms for poke around

MOST RELEVANT
  • aid
  • assist
  • be lazy
  • give up
  • help
  • ignore
  • leave
  • leave alone
  • let go
  • neglect
  • quit
  • run away
  • stop
  • support
  • discontinue
  • eschew
  • retreat
  • shun
    Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
    QUIZ
    This Word Of The Day Quiz Is Simply Iridescent!
    START THE QUIZ

    How to use poke around in a sentence

    Descending the Alps to the east or south into Piedmont, a new world lies around and before you.
    GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEY
    Davy looked around and saw an old man coming toward them across the lawn.
    DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYL
    This, however, did not apply to the waters lying directly around the Poloe and Flatland groups.
    THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNE
    At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.
    THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTER
    While they were doing this, he assembled the officers around him, and the meaning of our night march was explained to us.
    BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUS
    The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.
    DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYL
    They cultivated a few plants around their wigwams, and cured a few pounds for their own use.
    TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.
    Now and then the boy who had bought Squinty, and who was taking him home, would look around at his pet in the slatted box.
    SQUINTY THE COMICAL PIGRICHARD BARNUM
    Then, with one accord, they all rose and began to steer their way around the furniture toward the hall, Goliath following.
    THE BOARDED-UP HOUSEAUGUSTA HUIELL SEAMAN
    Why he did that, instead of walking around on the shore, Jimmy Rabbit couldn't understand.
    THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY
    SYNONYM OF THE DAY
    OCTOBER 26, 1985
    Choose the synonym for future
    capacitor
    lightning
    DeLorean

    WORDS RELATED TO POKE AROUND

    • forage
    • nose around
    • poke around
    • search
    • search through
    Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.