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scrounge

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of scrounge

to get with great difficulty

  • scrounged up the money to pay his dental bills
Synonyms of scrounge

eke (out), scrape (up or together), squeeze, wrest, wring
Words Related to scrounge

acquire, attain, draw, earn, gain, land, obtain, procure, secure

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