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search has 8 distinct synonyms spread across 5 of its 9 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
an investigation seeking answers
“a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing”
the examination of alternative hypotheses
“his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful”
boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
“right of search”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for search come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
inquire into
“the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project”