Synonyms for scrounge

Most common

beg · sponge · leech · freeload · forage · scavenge

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.

   As long as he's got someone who'll let him scrounge off them, he'll never settle down and get a full-time job.

2. v. 2

   To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.

Related words

Word family

scrounger scrooge

Phrases

scrounge down

Forms

Past participle

scrounged
e.g. scrounged → mooched, begged, blagged, bummed…

Example sentences

• beg I beg your pardon; I didn't quite catch your name.
• sponge Tom threw a soaking wet sponge at me at school today.
• leech The earthworm and the leech are both segmented worms.
• forage Forage crops like clover and alfalfa could be planted.
• scavenge Lions scavenge a lot of their food.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

beg¹, bum¹

4 letters

blag

5 letters

leech¹, mooch, cadge¹

6 letters

sponge¹, forage², bludge, shnorr

7 letters

schnorr¹

8 letters

parasite³, scavenge², freeload

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (forage² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

quémander

Italiano

elemosinare

Deutsch

schnorren