| Main Entry: |
ransack |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
turn inside out in search; ravage |
Synonyms: |
appropriate, comb, despoil,
explore, ferret, filch, go over with a fine-tooth comb,
go through, gut,
hunt,
investigate, lay waste, leave no stone unturned,
lift, look all over for, look high and low, look into,
loot, make off with, maraud,
overhaul,
peer, pilfer,
pillage,
pinch,
plunder, poach,
probe, pry, purloin,
raid,
rake,
rape,
ravish, rifle, rob,
rummage, rustle, sack,
scan,
scour,
scrutinize,
search,
seek,
seize, shake down,
sound,
spoil,
spy,
steal,
strip,
take away, thieve
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Antonyms: |
care for, clean, neaten, tidy
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