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rummaged

verb , past tense of rummage

Synonyms and Antonyms of rummaged

1 to come upon after searching, study, or effort

at the last minute she rummaged a costume from the attic

Synonyms of rummaged

ascertained, descried, detected, determined, discovered, dredged (up), dug out, dug up, ferreted (out), found, found out, got, hit (on or upon), hunted (down or up), learned, located, nosed out, ran down, rooted (out), routed (out), scared up, scouted (up), tracked (down), turned up

Words Related to rummaged

espied, sighted, spotted

looked for, searched (for or out), sought

Near Antonyms of rummaged

lost, mislaid, misplaced, misset (or mis-set)

Antonyms of rummaged

missed, overlooked, passed over

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

he rummaged the desk drawer trying to find the spare keys

Synonyms of rummaged

combed, dredged, dug (through), hunted (through), raked, ransacked, rifled, scoured, searched, sorted (through), trolled

Words Related to rummaged

frisked, patted down, shook down

audited, checked (out), examined, inspected, investigated, reviewed, scanned, scrutinized, surveyed

ascertained, descried, detected, determined, discovered, ferreted (out), found, found out, got, hit (on or upon), learned, located, ran down, scared up, tracked (down)

grubbed (about), poked (around)

explored, probed, prospected, skirmished, snooped

browsed, glanced (over), looked over

perused, studied

Near Antonyms of rummaged

abandoned, lost

ignored, neglected

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