Synonyms of scour

scour

verb

as in to search

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

the police scoured the city for the Typhoid Mary of this latest epidemic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• search
• find
• scan
• locate
• comb
• explore
• examine
• investigate
• rake
• dredge
• survey
• rummage
• ransack
• inspect
• discover
• rifle
• hunt (through)
• dig (through)
• sort (through)
• troll
• scrutinize
• ascertain
• determine
• detect
• review
• learn
• check (out)
• peruse
• find out
• browse
• audit
• track (down)
• run down
• probe
• get
• prospect
• study
• hit (on or upon)
• descry
• poke (around)
• pat down
• shake down
• glance (over)
• frisk
• ferret (out)
• snoop
• look over
• scare up
• grub (about)
• skirmish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hide
• lose
• abandon
• ignore
• neglect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scour

For this story, Jessie scoured the Hill House Home new arrivals for fall finds worthy of splurging on this season. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2026

An avid book collector who scours bookshops for special editions like others hunt rare vinyl, Mazzotti is emphatic about their emotional magnetism, noting a rising appetite from creative agencies, artists, and families reimagining heirlooms. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

One agent tracks regulatory changes, while another scours transactions for compliance violations. — Gaurav Kapoor, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Cohen and West scoured the Windows on the World Facebook page to find surviving former employees to help tell the story. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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