Synonyms of dredged

dredged

verb

past tense of dredge

as in searched

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• abandoned
• hid
• ignored
• neglected

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dredged

Astor’s body was dredged from the drink, shipped from Nova Scotia to New York, and attended to by Crandall with such deftness that his funeral featured a public viewing. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Once dredged for sand and gravel to make up the roads, the river was prone to flooding. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

The fries here are great, but even better are the gluten-free onion rings, dredged in the same distinctive cornmeal coating used for the seafood. — Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

It’s then dredged in seasoned flour—key for both browning and flavor—before pan-frying in a mixture of olive oil and butter. — Martha Stewart, 21 June 2026

Originally called Inlet Island, it was created in 1918 with material dredged during the construction of the Lake Worth Inlet. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 June 2026

The channel entrance to Alamitos Bay has been dredged at times to help boaters navigate the harbor, and the sediment is also used to stabilize the shoreline at Peninsula Beach between 62nd Place and 72nd Place, but that project hasn’t occurred for 15 years, according to the city. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 June 2026

The Marina District of San Francisco, built on an artificial landfill made partly from mud dredged from the bay, suffered severe damage because of the weak sediment below. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 30 May 2026

The fact that a humpback whale had been dredged out for days by volunteers, corralled into a barge and released into the North Sea demonstrated a collective good will toward nature that can seem all too rare. — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026