casts about
The phrase “casts about” has 3 syllables: casts a-bout
It's pronounced as /kæsts əˈbaʊt/
What is synonym and antonym for casts about?
In the thesaurus, “casts about” has 158 synonyms and 22 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for casts about along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for casts about
- be after
- be on the lookout
- beat
- beat about
- beat the bushes
- bird-dog
- blunder
- bob for
- bobble
- captures
- chase
- chase after
- check
- clutches
- comb
- combs
- come apart at the seams
- corrals
- delve
- delve for
- dig for
- drag
- dragnet
- dredges
- drop the ball
- examine
- explore
- fall down
- fan
- feel
- feel blindly
- feels
- ferret
- ferret out
- fine-tooth-comb
- finger
- fish
- fish for
- fishes
- flop
- flounder
- flummox
- follow
- forage
- foul up
- frisk
- fumble
- fumbles
- gets
- go after
- go at backwards
- go in quest of
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- go through
- go to pieces
- grabble
- grabbles
- grabs
- grope
- gropes
- grub
- gun for
- handle
- hunt
- hunt for
- hunts
- inquire
- inspect
- interrogate
- investigate
- labor
- leave no stone unturned
- look
- look about
- look all over hell
- look around
- look for
- look high and low
- look over
- looks
- lurch
- make a mess of
- manipulate
- mouse
- muddle
- nabs
- nails
- nose
- nose around
- pilfer
- plunder
- plunge
- poke
- poke into
- pratfall
- probe
- prospect
- prowl
- pry
- pursue
- quest
- question
- raid
- rake
- rakes
- ransack
- ransacks
- ravage
- reaches
- rifle through
- rifles
- root
- rummage
- rummages
- run after
- run down
- scan
- scour
- scours
- scout
- scrabble
- scrabbles
- scratch
- scratch around
- screw up
- scrounge
- scrutinize
- search
- search for
- search high heaven
- search out
- seek
- seizes
- shake down
- sift
- slip up
- smell around
- snafu
- snatches
- sniff out
- strive
- study
- stumble
- thrash
- toil
- toss
- touch
- trace
- trail
- travail
- trip up
- try to find
- tumble
- turn inside out
- turn upside down
- wallow
- winnow
- work at
Antonyms for casts about
- aid
- answer
- assist
- cover
- do well
- find
- give
- guard
- help
- idle
- ignore
- laze
- leave alone
- let go
- neglect
- overlook
- protect
- receive
- reply
- rush
- shun
- succeed
Meanings of casts about
- verb
- To search aimlessly or with uncertainty for something, such as an idea, solution, or explanation.
Example Sentences
- She casts about for an explanation when questioned by the press.
- He casts about in his memory, trying to recall the exact date.
- The team casts about for new ideas after the project fails.
- She casts about desperately for a solution to the problem.
- The writer casts about for the right words to begin the story.
On this page you'll find 180 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to casts about, such as: aid, answer, assist, be after, be on the lookout, beat, beat about.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
feels
- accepts
- acts
- allows
- anticipates
- appears
- ascertains
- assimilates
- assumes
- beholds
- believes
- brushes
- captures
- caresses
- casts about
- chucks
- claps
- clasps
- clenches
- clutches
- combs
- conceives
- concludes
- conjectures
- considers
- corrals
- dabs
- deduces
- deems
- depends
- descries
- digests
- discerns
- discovers
- dissembles
- distinguishes
- divines
- dredges
- embraces
- encounters
- endures
- espies
- esteems
- expects
- experiences
- eyes
- feelings
- figures
- finds out
- fingers
- fishes
- flicks
- fondles
- foreknows
- foresees
- fumbles
- gets
- goes through
- grabbles
- grabs
- grasps
- grazes
- grips
- gropes
- guesses
- handles
- has
- hears
- hints
- hits
- holds
- hugs
- hunts
- imagines
- implies
- impressions
- infers
- insinuates
- judges
- kisses
- knocks
- knows
- learns
- lips
- looks
- makes
- meets
- nabs
- nails
- noses
- notes
- notices
- nudges
- nuzzles
- observes
- palms
- palpates
- palps
- passes
- pats
- paws
- perceives
- perceptions
- pounds
- presumes
- presupposes
- pretends
- rakes
- ransacks
- raps
- reaches
- realizes
- recalls
- receives
- reckons
- regards
- relies
- remarks
- resembles
- rifles
- rubs
- rummages
- scents
- scours
- scrabbles
- seems
- sees
- seizes
- sensations
- senses
- shaves
- sights
- skims
- smells
- snatches
- sounds
- speculates
- spies
- strokes
- suffers
- suggestions
- suggests
- supposes
- surmises
- suspects
- sustains
- tags
- taps
- tastes
- thinks
- tips
- touches
- trusts
- undergoes
- views
- whacks
- witnesses
scrabbles
- ascends
- attempts
- battles
- breasts
- captures
- casts about
- clambers
- claws
- climbs
- clutches
- combats
- combs
- conflicts
- contests
- corrals
- dredges
- drudgeries
- efforts
- endeavors
- essays
- exertions
- feels
- fights
- fishes
- frays
- free-climbs
- fumbles
- gets
- gets up
- grabbles
- grabs
- grinds
- gropes
- hunts
- labors
- looks
- mounts
- nabs
- nails
- pains
- rakes
- ransacks
- reaches
- rifles
- rummages
- scales
- scours
- scrambles
- seizes
- shimmies
- shinnies
- shins
- skins
- snatches
- sprawls
- strifes
- struggles
- summits
- surmounts
- swarms
- sweats
- throes
- toils
- travails
- tries
- troubles
- tussles
- warfares
- wars
- works