Synonyms of scoured

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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

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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

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

As a safety officer for Missouri Task Force 1, Wehrli watched over firefighters who scoured the pile for survivors and found none. — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

For this story, Jessie scoured the Hill House Home new arrivals for fall finds worthy of splurging on this season. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2026

Cohen and West scoured the Windows on the World Facebook page to find surviving former employees to help tell the story. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

The possibility of finding survivors ​elsewhere ⁠was fading, authorities said, but there was no letup in rescue operations as teams scoured the mountainside along the border with China where floods tore through towns and valleys. — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

In theory, sub-micron-sized particles scoured from the implant’s surface by years of wear and tear could embed themselves in the brain, increasing the chances of neurodegeneration. — Mike McRae 31, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026

With the help of helicopters, drones, and K9 search and rescue teams, officials scoured the Auburn State Recreation Area on Saturday, before darkness descended. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Nearly half of the bear incidents in 2025 occurred in August, September and October, as the animals scoured for calories, CPW said. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026