Synonyms of scrounge

scrounge

verb

ˈskrau̇nj 

as in to earn

to get with great difficulty

scrounged up the money to pay his dental bills

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earn
• obtain
• procure
• acquire
• squeeze
• wrest
• wring
• eke (out)
• attain
• scrape (up or together)
• secure
• draw
• gain
• land

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scrounge

That’s why ticket prices for the match are creeping ever higher, and why fans are scrounging about for funds to get them in the building. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 13 July 2026

That leaves the existing LCCs to scrounge around for airports that aren’t as coveted by the big airlines. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 20 June 2026

Drake’s team usually scrounged up the clues that later exonerated Mason’s clients. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026

Money was tight, but each summer the family scrounged a humble vacation out of coins saved in empty cans of orange-juice concentrate. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026