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CAST AROUND Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the phrase cast around. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase cast around. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CAST AROUND

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explore
verbv
verb

• inquire into

• travel to or penetrate into

• inquire into a subject in detail

• examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes

hunt
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport

• Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)

• an instance of searching for something

• United States architect (1827-1895)

• the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

• British writer who defended the Romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)

• the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts

• the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

verb

• pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

• pursue or chase relentlessly

• chase away, with as with force

• yaw back and forth about a flight path

• oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent

• seek, search for

• search (an area) for prey

inquire
verbv
verb

• address a question to and expect an answer from

• have a wish or desire to know something

• conduct an inquiry or investigation of

investigate
verbv
verb

• investigate scientifically

• conduct an inquiry or investigation of

probe
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

• a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities

• an exploratory action or expedition

• an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity

verb

• question or examine thoroughly and closely

• examine physically with or as if with a probe

search
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

• an investigation seeking answers

• an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property

• the examination of alternative hypotheses

• boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas

verb

• try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

• search or seek

• inquire into

• subject to a search

seek
verbv
noun

• the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

verb

• try to get or reach

• try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

• make an effort or attempt

• go to or towards

• inquire for

beat about
verb

• search anxiously

cast about
verbv
verb

• search anxiously

Best Hypernyms For CAST AROUND

Here is a list of related hypernyms for cast around, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
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