Showing results for poke into. Search instead for poke+into.

poke into

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

check comb examine explore go through hunt hunt for inspect investigate look probe ransack scan scour scout scrutinize seek sift

STRONG

beat ferret forage frisk grope grub inquire prospect pry quest rake root rummage study

WEAK

beat about cast about chase after go in quest of go over with a fine-tooth comb gun for leave no stone unturned look for look high and low look over rifle through run down shake down smell around track down turn inside out turn upside down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore neglect overlook

STRONG

cover

WEAK

find

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

No one thinks to poke into this with a follow-up question like, “She thinks the world is going to end? When?”

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

So why poke into things that pair so perfectly with beer and make the sports-watching world a better place?

From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2023

I have fully internalized that lesson and very rarely poke into any comment threads nowadays.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2021

Kilmarnock ought to have halved the deficit when a set-piece fell at the feet of Nicke Kabamba six yards out, but he could only poke into the hands of Hazard.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2020

But the man would not poke into that fire; nobody suspected him.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

poke into

Example Sentences

Related Words