All cast about synonyms

verb cast about

• struggle — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
• look — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
• pursue — to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).
• follow — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
• wallow — to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment: Goats wallowed in the dust.
• flop — to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
• stumble — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
• rummage — to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
• comb — A comb is a flat piece of plastic or metal with narrow pointed teeth along one side, which you use to tidy your hair.
• scour — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
• scrounge — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
• flounder — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
• drag — drag and drop
• forage — food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
• prowl — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
• interrogate — to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
• investigate — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
• go after — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• go through — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• look — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
• scan — to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
• inspect — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
• scout — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
• scrutinize — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
• check — Check is also a noun.
• scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
• dragnet — a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
• fan — an enthusiastic devotee, follower, or admirer of a sport, pastime, celebrity, etc.: a baseball fan; a great fan of Charlie Chaplin.
• nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
• chase — If you chase someone, or chase after them, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them.
• plunge — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
• travail — painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
• tumble — to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
• toss — Terminal Oriented Social Science
• flummox — to bewilder; confound; confuse.
• lurch — Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
• snafu — a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation: A ballot snafu in the election led to a recount. Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up. Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
• labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
• toil — Usually, toils. a net or series of nets in which game known to be in the area is trapped or into which game outside of the area is driven.
• fumble — to feel or grope about clumsily: She fumbled in her purse for the keys.
• thrash — to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
• grope — to feel about with the hands; feel one's way: I had to grope around in the darkness before I found the light switch.
• blunder — A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
• muddle — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
• strive — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
• bobble — A bobble is a small ball of material, usually made of wool, which is used for decorating clothes.
• pratfall — a fall in which one lands on the buttocks, often regarded as comical or humiliating.
• pilfer — steal in small amounts
• rake — inclination or slope away from the perpendicular or the horizontal.
• raid — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.