Hypernyms for "search"
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angle
beat about
browse
cast about
cast around
comb
cruise
divine
drag
dredge
exploration
feel
finger
fish
forage
foraging
frisk
frisking
fumble
gather
go
go after
google
grope
grub
horn in
hunt
intrude
leave no stone unturned
looking
looking for
manhunt
mapquest
nose
poke
prospect
pry
pursuance
pursue
pursuit
quest
quest after
quest for
raid
ransack
ransacking
re-explore
rifle
rummage
scan
scour
scouring
seek out
seeking
shakedown
shop
strip-search
surf
want
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.