SCAVENGE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SCAVENGE?

Need another word that means the same as “scavenge”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “scavenge” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Scavenge” are: salvage, clean, rummage, search, hunt, look, forage, root about, root around, scratch about, scratch around

Scavenge as a Verb

Definitions of "Scavenge" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “scavenge” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Combine with and remove (molecules, groups, etc.) from a particular medium.
• Remove (combustion products) from an internal combustion engine cylinder on the return stroke of the piston.
• (of an animal) search for (carrion) as food.
• Clean refuse from.
• Feed on carrion or refuse.
• Remove unwanted substances from.
• Collect discarded material.
• Search for and collect (anything usable) from discarded waste.
• Search for discarded items or food in (a place.
• Collect discarded or refused material.

Synonyms of "Scavenge" as a verb (11 Words)

clean	Remove while making clean. Clean up before you see your grandparents.
forage	Supply with food. The animals forage in the woods.
hunt	Use a hound or a horse for hunting. They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood.
look	Look forward to the probable occurrence of. My backyard look onto the pond.
root about	Plant by the roots.
root around	Dig with the snout.
rummage	(of a customs officer) make a thorough search of (a vessel. He rummaged the drawer for his false teeth.
salvage	Apprehend and execute (a suspected criminal) without trial. Those who are salvaged simply disappear from their homes or workplaces.
scratch about	Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface.
scratch around	Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line.
search	Search or seek. We searched the whole house for the missing keys.

Usage Examples of "Scavenge" as a verb

• People sell junk scavenged from the garbage.
• Hyenas scavenge.
• Chlorine molecules can scavenge ozone at a very fast rate.
• Solid lead deposits of combustion would be scavenged from the engine.
• The feral cat preferred to scavenge carrion from the forest floor.
• She scavenged the garbage cans for food.
• Bears and wolves scavenged for carcasses.
• The mink is still commonly seen scavenging the beaches of California.
• The city dump where the squatters scavenge to survive.

Associations of "Scavenge" (30 Words)

bin	Store in bins. She was a bit weird so I binned her off.
debris	Loose natural material consisting especially of broken pieces of rock. Leaves and garden debris.
detritus	Loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks. The streets were foul with detritus.
dregs	The most worthless part or parts of something. The dregs of society.
dumping	Selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market.
dust	An act of dusting. The soul that dwells within your dust.
garbage	Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen. A store full of overpriced garbage.
impurity	The state or quality of being impure. A struggle to rid the soul of sin and impurity.
incinerator	A furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse.
junk	Junk bonds. We need to clear out our junk room.
leaving	The act of departing.
leftover	A small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists. Everyone wanted seconds so there were no leftovers.
litter	Give birth to a litter of animals. Cigar butts littered the ground.
refuse	Refuse entrance or membership. The car refused to start.
remainder	Sell cheaply as remainders. The remainder of the year.
remaining	Not yet used, dealt with, or resolved; outstanding. They advertised for any remaining creditors to come forward.
remains	The parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed. Roman remains.
remnant	Remaining. A remnant of the past.
residual	(often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing. The eroded residuals of reefs built in relation to earlier higher sea levels.
residue	A small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken or used. The residue of the country s colonial past.
riffraff	Disparaging terms for the common people.
rubble	The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up. The tower is built of stone rubble faced with ashlar.
survivor	A person who copes well with difficulties in their life. He left his farm to his survivors.
trash	Strip (sugar canes) of their outer leaves to ripen them faster. She almost trashed the email window.
unclaimed	Not claimed or called for by an owner or assignee. Unclaimed benefits.
valueless	Of no value. Cherished but valueless heirlooms.
vestigial	Forming a very small remnant of something that was once greater or more noticeable. The vestigial wings of kiwis are entirely hidden.
waste	Run off as waste. The water wastes back into the ocean.
wreckage	The remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed. Firemen had to cut him free from the wreckage of the car.