Synonyms of scrounged

scrounged

verb

past tense of scrounge

as in earned

to get with great difficulty

scrounged up the money to pay his dental bills

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earned
• obtained
• procured
• squeezed
• acquired
• wrung
• eked (out)
• scraped (up or together)
• wrested
• secured
• attained
• landed
• gained
• drew

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scrounged

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

He was wrapped in a jute sack, and someone else scrounged up some clean straw bedding. — Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026

Sean McIndoe scrounged up three positive thoughts for 16 hopeless teams. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026

But the problem has been the opposite, and CPW has instead scrounged to find other sources of money to pay the claims. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026

Jane borrowed from friends and scrounged to hire a lawyer in Connecticut. — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026

Enough though Willis has only started six NFL games, and threw all of 35 passes last season (and 155 in his NFL career), the offer Miami scrounged up enough cap space to make is a reflection of Ross’ commitment transforming this franchise, and spending whatever that takes. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026

It was reported that Costner, who had scrounged up some seed financing to start making his Horizon films, wanted to spend no more than a week on the Yellowstone set for the final episodes. — Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025