/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of scavenging Find synonyms for: Verb1. scavenge, clean, make cleanusage: clean refuse from; "Scavenge a street"2. salvage, scavenge, gather, garner, collect, pull togetherusage: collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"3. scavenge, feed, giveusage: feed on carrion or refuse; "hyenas scavenge"4. scavenge, clean, remove, take, take away, withdrawusage: remove unwanted substances fromWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: kiln Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language