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

Well, the plan is to be aggressive in scouring free agency and the trade market. — Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026

Workers restored the oak floors and the mahogany central staircase and paneling, while employees scoured Europe for antique decorations and furniture. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Incogni will scour the internet for your personal information and automatically send official removal requests to data brokers. — Stephanie Barnes, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026

The ultimate ambition is to scour records and surface new stories about people whose lives have faded away over the centuries. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

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