Find and Searched

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Find verb - To come upon after searching, study, or effort.

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Searched is an antonym for find.

Nearby Words: finding, finder

Definitions of Find not found.

Find is an antonym for searched in seek to find something topic.

Nearby Words: search, searching, searcher, searchable

Synopsis: We searched all through the night / I couldn't find it; you couldn't find it (Or: A thing is as hard as its consequences, and Marty McFly should know.)

Source: Fanfic Recs / Back to the Future
Similar to the Fringe example, Hodgins on Bones once searched through a planter with magnetic gloves to find a titanium bone implant from the Body of the Week.

Source: Selective Magnetism
And I searched and searched, but I couldn't find the source of the noise, until we pulled in here.

Source: Video Game / Grim Fandango

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Searched and Find. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/find/searched

Find & Searched. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/find/searched>.

Searched or Find. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/find/searched.

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