Synonyms of dredges

dredges

verb

present tense third-person singular of dredge

as in searches

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

• searches
• rakes
• scans
• combs
• finds
• rifles
• surveys
• scours
• rummages
• locates
• hunts (through)
• sorts (through)
• explores
• trolls
• investigates
• examines
• ransacks
• digs (through)
• inspects
• discovers
• audits
• probes
• prospects
• reviews
• scrutinizes
• tracks (down)
• runs down
• detects
• checks (out)
• finds out
• learns
• determines
• studies
• ascertains
• hits (on or upon)
• pats down
• shakes down
• frisks
• gets
• pokes (around)
• looks over
• peruses
• glances (over)
• ferrets (out)
• grubs (about)
• snoops
• descries
• skirmishes
• browses
• scares up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hides
• loses
• ignores
• abandons
• neglects

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dredges

To keep the body of water a lake and an effective flood-control tool, Great Parks periodically dredges to remove excess sediment at the bottom of the lake. — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2026