/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of scouring Find synonyms for: Noun1. scouring, search, hunt, huntingusage: moving over territory to search for something; "scouring the entire area revealed nothing"2. scrub, scrubbing, scouring, cleaning, cleansing, cleanupusage: the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and waterVerb1. scour, search, seek, look forusage: examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive"2. scrub, scour, rubusage: clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"3. scour, abrade, rubusage: rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops"4. flush, scour, purge, rinse, rinse offusage: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hale Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language