searched
Combed through carefully
Searched is the past tense of search, meaning to look carefully through a place, container, or collection to find something: Police searched the house for evidence.
It also applies to examining a person for concealed items: Guards searched passengers before boarding.
In computing, searched describes querying a database or the internet: I searched for reviews but found nothing useful.
Read electronically
- perusedRead with attention
- combedArranged hair neatly
- siftedPassed through a strainer
- rifledSearched to steal
rummaged · pored over · looked through · went through · browsed · skimmed · checked · trawled
Formally questioned for information
- questionedAsked for information
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- probedInvestigated in depth
- investigatedConducted an inquiry
cross-examined · frisked · vetted · screened · fingerprinted · detained · surveilled · wiretapped
Queried a search engine
- queriedAsked for information
- browsedLooked through casually
- keywordIndexed lookup term
- filterPorous separation device
results · index · database · lookup · crawled · cached · algorithm · metadata
Discovered or established
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- unearthedRetrieved from the ground
- locatedFound the position of
- detectedNoticed or found
revealed · discovered · stumbled upon · turned up · tracked down · dug up · rooted out · sniffed out
scanned
Read electronically
rifled · rummaged · pored over · looked through · went through · browsed · skimmed · checked · trawled · tossed
interrogated
Formally questioned for information
- questionedAsked for information
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- probedInvestigated in depth
investigated · cross-examined · frisked · vetted · screened · fingerprinted · detained · surveilled · wiretapped · staked out
googled
Queried a search engine
filter · results · index · database · lookup · crawled · cached · algorithm · metadata · boolean
found
Discovered or established
detected · revealed · discovered · stumbled upon · turned up · tracked down · dug up · rooted out · sniffed out · flushed out
searchedstumbled upon
Found unexpectedly
happened upon · chanced upon · bumped into · came across · fell upon
searchedunsearched
Not looked through
ignored · overlooked · uninspected · unexamined · neglected
- word searchHidden vocabulary grid puzzle
- job searchSeeking paid employment
- search engineTool for locating websites
- search partyGroup seeking someone lost
- searching forTrying to find
- search warrantDocument permitting lawful premises examination
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