Synonyms and antonyms of Relating to searching and finding in British Thesaurus

accessible (adjective)

an accessible place is easy to find or get to

among (preposition)

searching through things

draw a blank ()

to fail to find something that you are looking for

finders keepers (losers weepers) ()

used for saying that if you have found something accidentally, you are allowed to keep it

flag (verb)

to mark something so that you will be able to find it again

give up ()

if you give something up as lost, you believe that you will not find it and you stop looking for it

have a (good) nose for something ()

to have the ability to find or recognize something

hidden (adjective)

a hidden object or place is not easy to find

(hot) on the trail of ()

very close to finding someone or to discovering something

hot on the trail of ()

very close to finding something

location (noun)

the process of finding out the place where someone or something is

need look no further ()

used for saying that you do not need to search anywhere else apart from the suggested place or do not need to consider any other choices

on the prowl ()

looking for someone or something

placement (noun)

the process of finding someone a place where they can live, work, or study

quarry (noun)

formal a person or animal that someone is trying to find or catch

signpost (verb)

to make something very clear or noticeable

someone’s trail/scent has gone cold ()

it is difficult to find someone because it is a long time since they were seen

trace (noun)

a process for finding the origin of something, for example who made a telephone call or what has caused a problem