Ransacking Synonyms and Antonyms

Search thoroughly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. investigating
  2. scouring
  3. rummaging
  4. scrutinizing
  5. probing
  6. combing
  7. scanning
  8. prying
  9. peering
  10. spying
  11. sounding
  12. overhauling
  13. foraging
  14. exploring
  15. raking
Antonyms:
  1. neatening
  2. tidying
  3. cleaning
A thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. rummage

Words Related to Ransacking

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Ransacking Sentence Examples

  • She was ransacking her brain for a good save when he reached down and grabbed the bucket.

  • Up to 80% of New Orleans is still underwater and looters are ransacking the city.

  • He was the greatest collector of his age, his agents ransacking Europe to fill his museums with rare works of art.

  • Edward was furious and exacted his revenge by ransacking the town of Berwick in 1296 and killing everyone he found.

  • Beginning with the prince's father ransacking a Maharaja's castle, the story quickly develops and leaves the prince alone to retrieve the mystical Dagger of Time, a sand-filled weapon rumored to have the ability to rewind time.