Synonyms of scare up

scare up

verb

as in to find

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

I can probably scare up my old textbooks if you need them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• find
• learn
• discover
• locate
• get
• track (down)
• find out
• hunt (down or up)
• dredge (up)
• run down
• dig out
• turn up
• dig up
• determine
• ascertain
• scout (up)
• hit (on or upon)
• detect
• nose out
• root (out)
• rout (out)
• ferret (out)
• sight
• search (for or out)
• rummage
• descry
• spot
• look for
• seek
• espy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• pass over
• overlook
• lose
• misplace
• misset
• mislay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scare up

But in the new version it will be guaranteed a flat $1 billion a year to keep it alive — barely — as state officials try to scare up the many billions of dollars more needed for the bullet train to become a reality. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2025

Not to mention scaring up plenty of customers. — Neda Ulaby, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025

Anna Faris and Regina Hall are scaring up a reunion. — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025

The genre doesn’t usually travel well, but Weapons is an exception, scaring up strong results in normally horror-resistant markets in Europe and Latin America. — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025