Synonyms of scoured

scoured 1 of 2

adjective

as in scraped

Related Words

• scraped
• scrubbed
• sanded
• coated
• rubbed
• sandblasted
• sandpapered
• rasped
• soapy
• waxed
• waxy
• glazed
• brushed
• ground
• burnished
• shined
• polished
• buffed
• slicked
• glossed
• greased
• lubricated
• greasy
• oiled
• slithery
• slick
• slippery
• slippy

Dissimilar Words

• rough
• uneven
• roughened
• scuffed
• coarsened

scoured

2 of 2

verb

past tense of scour

as in searched

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

• searched
• found
• combed
• scanned
• surveyed
• rummaged
• explored
• raked
• examined
• trolled
• dredged
• located
• ransacked
• investigated
• rifled
• dug (through)
• discovered
• inspected
• hunted (through)
• sorted (through)
• reviewed
• scrutinized
• ascertained
• determined
• detected
• learned
• checked (out)
• studied
• audited
• perused
• probed
• found out
• browsed
• prospected
• hit (on or upon)
• ran down
• tracked (down)
• got
• frisked
• looked over
• descried
• shook down
• glanced (over)
• poked (around)
• patted down
• snooped
• skirmished
• grubbed (about)
• ferreted (out)
• scared up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• abandoned
• hid
• ignored
• neglected

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scoured

Adjective

The three scoured data collected by the Chandra space telescope between 1999 and 2017 and painstakingly filtered out any random artifacts and other junk. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

Recalling the English folk motif of the tree as possessing healing powers, a clump of soil dug up from an orchard in Lothlórien is used to replenish the scoured Shire. — Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025

Verb

Sitting in a pediatric intensive care unit last year, watching a ventilator keep her 17-month-old daughter alive, Emily Marris scoured the contents of her phone for evidence to give to California health and food safety investigators. — CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

The public got the message, with some parents keeping their children indoors while police and herpetologists scoured that backyard for the snake. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Gholamreza Rahmani, a Tehran welder, and his wife recently scoured several pharmacies over two days hoping to fill prescriptions for four medicines for their 12-year-old daughter, who was having stomach troubles. — ABC News, 30 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

In recent months, the club scoured the free-agent market for available arms. — Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

His wife’s cameo also had the full attention of Swifties, who scoured the SVU homage for Easter eggs that might hint at potential new music from the Grammy winner. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2026

Anthony had gone home that night and, in true TV Watcher form, scoured hours of YouTube videos showcasing POV footage of rescue workers on 9/11. — Jesse McLaren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026