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rummage - 20 thesaurus results
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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