Synonyms of rummaged

rummaged

verb

past tense of rummage

1

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

at the last minute she rummaged a costume from the attic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• discovered
• learned
• located
• got
• ascertained
• detected
• determined
• dug up
• dug out
• found out
• ran down
• turned up
• tracked (down)
• hit (on or upon)
• hunted (down or up)
• spotted
• rooted (out)
• dredged (up)
• routed (out)
• descried
• espied
• sought
• scouted (up)
• ferreted (out)
• scared up
• nosed out
• sighted
• searched (for or out)
• looked for

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• passed over
• overlooked
• lost
• mislaid
• misplaced
• misset
• mis-set

2

as in searched

to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something

he rummaged the desk drawer trying to find the spare keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

• searched
• found
• scanned
• combed
• scoured
• surveyed
• ransacked
• rifled
• explored
• raked
• examined
• dredged
• trolled
• investigated
• located
• dug (through)
• inspected
• discovered
• hunted (through)
• sorted (through)
• reviewed
• scrutinized
• ascertained
• checked (out)
• detected
• learned
• determined
• perused
• probed
• frisked
• studied
• browsed
• audited
• found out
• ran down
• tracked (down)
• hit (on or upon)
• got
• snooped
• looked over
• poked (around)
• shook down
• prospected
• glanced (over)
• descried
• patted down
• ferreted (out)
• skirmished
• grubbed (about)
• scared up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• abandoned
• hid
• ignored
• neglected