Synonyms of scour

scour

verb

as in to search

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

the police scoured the city for the Typhoid Mary of this latest epidemic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• search
• find
• scan
• locate
• comb
• explore
• examine
• investigate
• rake
• dredge
• survey
• rummage
• ransack
• inspect
• discover
• rifle
• hunt (through)
• dig (through)
• sort (through)
• troll
• scrutinize
• ascertain
• determine
• detect
• review
• learn
• check (out)
• peruse
• find out
• browse
• audit
• track (down)
• run down
• probe
• get
• prospect
• study
• hit (on or upon)
• descry
• poke (around)
• pat down
• shake down
• glance (over)
• frisk
• ferret (out)
• snoop
• look over
• scare up
• grub (about)
• skirmish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hide
• lose
• abandon
• ignore
• neglect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scour

Then, slide the rod right back in the handle for next time – never any need to scour around for a lighter that fell under a car seat or sunk to the bottom of the camping supplies box. — New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026

But a research team at the OSF Saint Francis Medical Center scoured CDC data from 1999 and 2020 and found the death rate is rising among adults 18 – 64. — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026

The driver was unconscious; Boyd’s stepfather and his crew scoured the site desperately. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

From October 6 through 10, treasure hunters will have to scour the Magic City using their knowledge of the region’s rich history of shipwreck treasure. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026

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