Synonyms of dredge

dredge

verb

ˈdrej 

as in to search

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hide
• lose
• abandon
• ignore
• neglect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dredge

And the hope is not to dredge it up for that poor family again. — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

Less than two miles long and a third of a mile wide, the islet was created from sand dredged from the river in the 1960s when the Elbe was deepened to allow container ships to travel upriver to port in Hamburg. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Seasonal sand berms to limit coastal flooding and protect public safety will begin to go up along the beach in the next week, and the San Dieguito Lagoon inlet will also be dredged, likely in the first two weeks of November. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026

With actual construction slated to start in 2028, the project will dredge just under 5 acres of the north Alameda shoreline to add 334 feet to the width of the inner harbor turning basin in the estuary. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing dredge

• dredge (up)