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| Main Entry: | rummage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ransack, search |
| Synonyms: | beat the bushes*, comb, delve, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, examine, explore, ferret out, fish, forage, grub, hunt, jumble, mess up, mix up, poke, rake, root, scour, seek, shake, spy, toss, dig out, leave no stone unturned, look high and low, search high heaven, shake down, turn inside out, turn upside down |
| Antonyms: | order, organize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clutter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disarray, mess |
| Synonyms: | chaos, confusion, derangement, disorder, hodgepodge, huddle, jumble, litter, medley, melange, muddle, rummage, scramble, shuffle, tumble, ataxia, untidiness |
| Antonyms: | neatness, order, tidiness |
| Main Entry: | delve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dig into task, action |
| Synonyms: | burrow, dig, dredge, examine, excavate, explore, ferret out*, go into, inquire, investigate, look into, probe, prospect, ransack, research, rummage, search, seek, shovel, sift, spade, unearth, gouge out, jump into, leave no stone unturned, really get into, scoop out, trowel, turn inside out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | derange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make crazy; confuse |
| Synonyms: | confound, craze*, disarrange, disarray, discommode, discompose, disconcert, disorder, disorganize, displace, distract, disturb, frenzy, madden, mess up*, misplace, muss*, perplex, ruffle, rummage, unbalance, unhinge*, unsettle, upset, dement, drive mad, make insane |
| Antonyms: | calm, comfort |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dislocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | displace |
| Synonyms: | break, disconnect, disengage, disjoint, disorder, disrupt, disturb, disunite, divide, jumble, misplace, mix up, move, remove, rummage, separate, shift, transfer, unhinge, upset, disarticulate, put out of joint |
| Antonyms: | order, keep together |
| Main Entry: | disorder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up, disarrange |
| Synonyms: | clutter, confound, confuse, derange, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorganize, disrupt, distemper, disturb, embroil, jumble, mess up, muddle, rummage, rumple, scatter, shuffle, tumble, unsettle, upset, discreate, muss up |
| Antonyms: | arrange, conform, neaten, order, regulate, systematize |
| Main Entry: | forage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | search madly for |
| Synonyms: | beat, comb, explore, grub, hunt, pilfer, plunder, raid, rake, ransack, ravage, rummage, scour, scrounge, seek, cast about, fine-tooth-comb |
| Main Entry: | hunt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | search, chase |
| Synonyms: | exploration, following, game, hunting, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, interrogation, investigation, meddling, probe, prosecution, prying, pursuing, pursuit, quest, race, raid, reconnaissance, research, rummage, scrutiny, seeking, sporting, study, trailing, coursing, field sport, frisking, hounding, look-see, pursuance, sifting, snooping, steeplechase, tracing |
| Main Entry: | jumble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up, confuse |
| Synonyms: | clutter, confound, derange, disarrange, disarray, dishevel, disorder, disorganize, disturb, entangle, foul up, mess up, mistake, muddle, rummage, shuffle, snarl, tangle, tumble |
| Antonyms: | arrange, clear up, order, organize |
| Main Entry: | junk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | odds and ends; garbage |
| Synonyms: | clutter, collateral, debris, filth, hogwash*, litter, miscellany, offal, refuse, rubbish, rubble, rummage, salvage, scrap, trash, waste |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mess up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disorder, dirty |
| Synonyms: | befoul, besmirch, botch, bungle, clutter, confuse, damage, derange, destroy, disarrange, discompose, dishevel, disorganize, disturb, foul, jumble, litter, muddle, pollute, ruin, rummage, scramble, screw up*, smear, soil, spoil, unsettle, upset, bobble, bollix, goof up*, gum up, louse up |
| Antonyms: | arrange, order, organize, tidy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | muss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dishevel, disorder |
| Synonyms: | clutter, crumple, disarrange, disarray, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess up, mix up*, muddle, ruffle, rummage, rumple, tangle, upset, wrinkle, tousle |
| Antonyms: | fix up, order, organize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | odds and ends |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miscellaneous grouping |
| Synonyms: | assortment, debris, hodgepodge, jumble, litter, mélange, medley, melee, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, motley, olio, patchwork, potpourri, rags, refuse, remainder, remains, rest, rubbish, rummage, scraps, bits, bits and pieces, bits and pieces, etcetera, knickknacks, leavings, leftovers, miscellaneous paraphernalia, notions, novelties, oddments, particles, remnants, sundries, sundry items, this and that |
| Main Entry: | rake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scrape up, hoe |
| Synonyms: | break up, clear, clear up, collect, comb, examine, gather, grade, graze, grub, hunt, ransack, rasp, remove, rummage, scan, scour, scrape, scratch, scrutinize, search, smooth, sweep, clean up, enfilade, fine-comb, fine-tooth-comb, harrow, weed |
| Main Entry: | ransack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn inside out in search; ravage |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, comb, despoil, explore, filch, go through, gut*, hunt, investigate, lift, look into, loot, 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, sound, spoil, spy, steal, strip, thieve, ferret, go over with a fine-tooth comb, lay waste, leave no stone unturned, look all over for, look high and low, make off with, shake down*, take away |
| Antonyms: | clean, neaten, tidy, care for |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rifle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ransack |
| Synonyms: | despoil, go through, grab, gut, loot, pillage, plunder, rip, rip off*, rob, rummage, sack, strip, take, trash*, waste*, burglarize, burgle, smash and grab, tip over |
| Notes: | a riffle (noun) is a small wave on the surface of a liquid - (verb) to thumb through or look through a book or other written material; a rifle (noun) is a firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore - (verb) to steal goods or search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way |
| Antonyms: | order, organize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | root |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dig and search |
| Synonyms: | burrow, delve, embed, forage, grub, hunt, ingrain, lodge, nose, place, poke, pry, rummage, ferret, grub up |
| Antonyms: | cover |
| Main Entry: | search |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seeking to find something |
| Synonyms: | chase, examination, exploration, fishing expedition, hunt, inquest, inquiry, inspection, investigation, pursuing, pursuit, quest, research, rummage, scrutiny, shakedown*, wild-goose chase*, witch hunt*, frisking, going-over, legwork, perquisition, pursual, pursuance |
| Antonyms: | finding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | search |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seek to find something |
| Synonyms: | beat, check, comb, examine, explore, forage, frisk, go through, grope, grub, hunt, inquire, inspect, investigate, look, probe, prospect, pry, quest, rake, ransack, root, rummage, run down, scan, scour, scout, scrutinize, seek, sift, study, beat about, cast about, chase after, ferret, go in quest of, go over with a fine-tooth comb, gun for, hunt for, leave no stone unturned, look for, look high and low, look over, poke into, rifle through, shake down, smell around, track down, turn inside out, turn upside down |
| Antonyms: | find |
| Main Entry: | tangle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | knot, confusion |
| Synonyms: | coil, complication, entanglement, jam, jungle, labyrinth, mass, mat, maze, mesh, mess, mix-up, morass, muddle, rummage, snag, snarl, twist, web, skein |
| Antonyms: | line, order, peace |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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