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dredge

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of dredge

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

I've been dredging my memory bank, and I simply can't remember her name

Synonyms of dredge

comb, dig (through), hunt (through), rake, ransack, rifle, rummage, scour, search, sort (through), troll

Words Related to dredge

frisk, pat down, shake down

audit, check (out), examine, inspect, investigate, review, scan, scrutinize, survey

ascertain, descry, detect, determine, discover, ferret (out), find, find out, get, hit (on or upon), learn, locate, run down, scare up, track (down)

grub (about), poke (around)

explore, probe, prospect, skirmish, snoop

browse, glance (over), look over

Near Antonyms of dredge

ignore, neglect

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