Need another word that means the same as “rummage”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “rummage” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Rummage” are: search, search through, hunt through, root about in, root around in, ferret in, ferret about in, ferret around in, fish about in, fish around in, poke around in, dig in, delve in, go through, explore, sift through, rifle through, scour, ransack, turn over, ransacking
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rummage” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| ransacking | A thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rummage” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| delve in | Turn up, loosen, or remove earth. |
| dig in | Create by digging. |
| explore | Examine minutely. He explored the Fontainebleau forest. |
| ferret about in | Hunt with ferrets. |
| ferret around in | Search and discover through persistent investigation. |
| ferret in | Search and discover through persistent investigation. |
| fish about in | Seek indirectly. |
| fish around in | Catch or try to catch fish or shellfish. |
| go through | Go through in search of something search through someone s belongings in an unauthorized way. |
| hunt through | Chase away, with as with force. |
| poke around in | Make a hole by poking. |
| ransack | Search (a place or receptacle) thoroughly, especially in such a way as to cause harm. Burglars ransacked her home. |
| rifle through | Go through in search of something; search through someone’s belongings in an unauthorized way. |
| root about in | Become settled or established and stable in one’s residence or life style. |
| root around in | Plant by the roots. |
| scour | Remove dirt or unwanted matter by scouring. She scoured the cooker. |
| search | Search or seek. I must search the internet for one of his pictures. |
| search through | Search or seek. |
| sift through | Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements. |
| turn over | To break and turn over earth especially with a plow. |
| at | 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos. |
| browse | Feed as in a meadow or pasture. I was just having a quick browse around the antique stalls. |
| chase | A rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time. He chased down the motorway. |
| detect | Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of. Cancer may soon be detected in its earliest stages. |
| discovery | Something that is discovered. The drug is not a new discovery. |
| explore | Surgically examine (a wound or part of the body) in detail. He decided to explore the lesion to establish the diagnosis. |
| feed | An actor who gives a feed to a fellow performer. Users who commit crime to feed their habit. |
| find | Make a discovery make a new finding. We find this idea in Plato. |
| forage | Bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle. The birds forage for aquatic invertebrates insects and seeds. |
| gawk | An awkward stupid person. Let those country gawks dance to their hearts content. |
| goggle | A stare with protruding eyes. Swimming goggles. |
| hide-and-seek | Try to get or reach. |
| hound | Used in names of dogfishes e g nurse hound smooth hound. The detectives hounded the suspect until they found him. |
| hunt | An area where hunting takes place. They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood. |
| hunting | The activity of hunting wild animals or game. They talked about going hunting. |
| look | An expression of a feeling or thought by looking. A look of triumph. |
| observation | The act of taking the altitude of the sun or another celestial body to find a latitude or longitude. She was brought into hospital for observation. |
| observing | Quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception. |
| pasture | Feed as in a meadow or pasture. The livestock pastured and the crops grew. |
| pursuit | A diversion that occupies one’s time and thoughts (usually pleasantly. The pursuit of love. |
| quest | (in medieval romance) an expedition made by a knight to accomplish a prescribed task. A quest for wealth. |
| scan | The act of scanning systematic examination of a prescribed region. He made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars. |
| scavenger | A person employed to clean the streets. Carcasses are usually quickly disposed of by scavengers. |
| scour | A place that is scoured especially by running water. The scour of the tide may cause lateral erosion. |
| search | Look for information in a database or the World Wide Web using a search engine. The police carried out a thorough search of the premises. |
| searching | Exploring thoroughly. You have to ask yourselves some searching questions. |
| seek | Make an effort or attempt. Seek an education. |
| shooting | The right of shooting game over an area of land. When the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies. |
| vault | A thing resembling an arched roof, especially the sky. A wine vault. |
| visit | A meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone such as a doctor or lawyer for treatment or advice. The principal visited his rage on the students. |
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