cast about

Verb

Meaning

search anxiously

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Synonyms

cast around beat about scout chase find comb ferret rummage follow look search consider root identify seek
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Antonyms

miss found guard cover avoid protect
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Hypernyms

research search explore

Examples

In case you didn't know, there's been a running joke between the Riverdale cast about who is the most "daddy," so when Cole tweeted "I can't wait to be a mommy someday" on Mother's Day, Lili saw it as the perfect opportunity to start a Twitter war. Source: Internet

Nagumo had absolutely no idea where the American carriers might be, and remaining on station while his forces cast about looking for them ran the risk of his own forces being found first and attacked while his aircraft were absent searching. Source: Internet

I have spoken to virtually all the cast about this now. Source: Internet

Jamie’s eyes cast about the room, then rest on the desk in the corner. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cast a spell on cast a veil cast a vote cast about for cast about in the dark cast about in the darkness