Synonyms of rummages

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noun

plural of rummage

as in jumbles

an unorganized collection or mixture of various things

a rummage of textbooks, notebooks, and old school papers all over the desk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jumbles
• assortments
• varieties
• medleys
• shuffles
• collages
• scrambles
• litters
• clutters
• jungles
• miscellanea
• blends
• tumbles
• miscellanies
• salads
• stews
• patchwork quilts
• mélanges
• ragouts
• mishmashes
• ragbags
• grab bags
• patchworks
• botches
• hodgepodges
• smorgasbords
• crazy quilts
• farragoes
• montages
• hashes
• gumbos
• potpourris
• agglomerations
• tangles
• mixed bags
• menageries
• pastiches
• hotchpotches
• olios
• muddles
• amalgams
• gallimaufries
• accumulations
• omnium-gatherums
• jambalayas
• agglomerates
• alphabet soups
• olla podridas
• macédoines
• motleys
• combinations
• detritus
• welters
• notions
• sundries
• aggregates
• salmagundis
• aggregations
• oddments
• conglomerations
• conglomerates
• odds and ends
• messes
• snarls
• catchalls
• fusions
• compounds
• composites
• commixtures
• shambles
• alloys
• admixtures
• intermixtures
• mix-ups
• chaoses
• disarrangements
• disarrays
• morasses
• imbroglios
• disorders
• confusions
• dog's breakfasts
• bollixes
• knots

rummages

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verb

present tense third-person singular of rummage

1

as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

at the last minute she rummaged a costume from the attic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finds
• discovers
• learns
• locates
• gets
• detects
• ascertains
• determines
• finds out
• tracks (down)
• runs down
• turns up
• hits (on or upon)
• digs up
• digs out
• hunts (down or up)
• dredges (up)
• roots (out)
• descries
• seeks
• espies
• ferrets (out)
• noses out
• scouts (up)
• spots
• scares up
• routs (out)
• sights
• searches (for or out)
• looks for

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• passes over
• overlooks
• loses
• misplaces
• mislays
• missets

2

as in searches

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hides
• loses
• ignores
• neglects
• abandons

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rummages

Verb

Knapp rummages in her kitchen, eventually holding up a perfectly respectable little potato. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025