Synonyms of dug up

dug up

verb

past tense of dig up

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• learned
• discovered
• located
• dug out
• got
• found out
• hit (on or upon)
• turned up
• dredged (up)
• hunted (down or up)
• detected
• determined
• ran down
• ascertained
• tracked (down)
• rooted (out)
• routed (out)
• scouted (up)
• rummaged
• scared up
• nosed out
• ferreted (out)
• descried
• spotted
• searched (for or out)
• sighted
• sought
• looked for
• espied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passed over
• missed
• overlooked
• lost
• misplaced
• mislaid
• misset

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dug up

Who knows what other evidence of dinosaur meals may be lurking deep underneath the ground just waiting to be dug up. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

The address was once a boarding house run by Dorothea Puente before Sacramento Police dug up bodies of several former tenants in 1988. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

Trump is attempting to fire Cook over alleged mortgage fraud, which was dug up by Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, who is now also the acting director of national intelligence. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 2 July 2026

The advocates later went onto shelter property and dug up dog remains, the affidavit said. — ABC News, 28 June 2026

After the execution, his body was first thrown into a shallow grave, but later dug up, dismembered, and his remains were dissolved in acid. — Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

Despite her expertise, renovating her own space came with some apprehension — and dug up past pain. — Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026

The 2016 law creating the nonpartisan America250 commission mandated that a time capsule be buried in Philadelphia on July 4, 2026, and dug up 250 years later in 2276. — Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026

In earlier seasons, producers and contestants never had to think about what could be dug up from a contestant's social media history. — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 June 2026