Synonyms of rummaged

rummaged

verb

past tense of rummage

1

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

at the last minute she rummaged a costume from the attic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• discovered
• learned
• located
• got
• ascertained
• detected
• determined
• dug up
• dug out
• found out
• ran down
• turned up
• tracked (down)
• hit (on or upon)
• hunted (down or up)
• spotted
• rooted (out)
• dredged (up)
• routed (out)
• descried
• espied
• sought
• scouted (up)
• ferreted (out)
• scared up
• nosed out
• sighted
• searched (for or out)
• looked for

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• passed over
• overlooked
• lost
• mislaid
• misplaced
• misset

2

as in searched

to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something

he rummaged the desk drawer trying to find the spare keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• abandoned
• hid
• ignored
• neglected

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rummaged

Cole rummaged through an archival box and pulled out a notebook that was no bigger than a business card. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Standing on the step by the front door, her father rummaged in his mouth with his fingers, took out the candy, trailing a thread of saliva, and threw it on the dirt floor. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Boo Mitchell rummaged around and found an old gift bottle of Four Roses bourbon given to Willie Mitchell. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026

In each case, police say the suspect gained entry into the church by breaking doors and windows, tampered with onsite security systems, rummaged through paperwork, and stole various items. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 13 May 2026

Small, phallic-looking worms rummaged through ocean-floor sediments while blind swimming beasts flung out whiplike tentacles to ensnare prey. — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2026

The bears also rummaged through neighbors’ trash and hauled it back beneath the house. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026

The animals rummaged through neighbors’ trash and dragged it back to the den. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026

As this scene played outside, Jones rummaged through the metal cabinet behind me, pulling out one of his usual white Dixie Cups and filling it with vodka. — Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026