Synonyms and antonyms of An attempt to find something or someone in British Thesaurus

search (noun)

an attempt to find something

hunting (noun)

the activity of looking for a particular thing that you want or need

hunt (noun)

a search for someone

hunt (noun)

a search for something that you have lost, need, or want

tracking (noun)

the act of following or looking for a person, animal, or thing

trawl (noun)

a careful search for someone or something

prowl (noun)

the activity of prowling

rummage (noun)

a search for something among a lot of other things

wild-goose chase (noun)

an attempt to find something that does not exist or that you are very unlikely to discover

scouting (noun)

the activity of looking around an area

look (noun)

an act of searching for someone or something

quest (noun)

mainly literary a long difficult search

scout (noun)

Britishinformal a search of an area

scouting (noun)

the activity of looking for people with special abilities

shakedown (noun)

informalAmerican a situation in which someone searches a place thoroughly

sweep (noun)

a search of an area made by soldiers or police officers

witch-hunt (noun)

showing disapproval an attempt to find all the people in a particular group in order to punish them or treat them unfairly