Synonyms and Antonyms of rummage
1
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
- at the last minute she rummaged a costume from the attic
ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig out, dig up, discover, dredge (up), ferret (out), find, find out, get, hit (on or upon), hunt (down or up), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up
2
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
comb, dig (through), dredge, hunt (through), rake, ransack, rifle, scour, search, sort (through), troll
frisk, pat down, shake down
audit, check (out), examine, inspect, investigate, review, scan, scrutinize, survey
ascertain, descry, detect, determine, discover, ferret (out), find, find out, get, hit (on or upon), learn, locate, run down, scare up, track (down)
grub (about), poke (around)
explore, probe, prospect, skirmish, snoop
browse, glance (over), look over
peruse, study
