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scrape together

VERB
earn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acquire bring in collect derive draw gain get make obtain pick up realize reap receive score secure win
STRONG
attain clear consummate cop effect gather gross hustle net perform procure profit pull rate snag sock turn wrangle
WEAK
be gainfully employed be in line for bring home bring home the bacon bring home the groceries clean up make fast buck make it big pay one's dues pull down scare up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
discourage dissuade fail forfeit give lose miss pass spend surrender yield
STRONG
give in neglect
WEAK
cost throw away
VERB
gather
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assemble choose cluster collect congregate convene converge crowd draw flock huddle meet pick round up show up
STRONG
accumulate aggregate amass associate capture concentrate corral cull forgather garner group heap herd hoard marshal mass muster pluck poke punch rally reunite stockpile swarm throng unite
WEAK
bunch up close with draw in gang up get-together hang around hang out make the scene pile up pour in scare up stack up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cancel disperse dissemble divide leave miss reject scatter separate spread
STRONG
dissipate lose spend squander throw away waste
WEAK
allot deal distribute grow misunderstand plant
VERB
obtain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
access achieve attain collect earn gain gather glean have pick up procure purchase reach realize reap receive recover retrieve secure seize take win
STRONG
accomplish annex capture compass cop corral effect fetch grab hoard inherit invade nab occupy pocket salvage save score snag wangle
WEAK
beg borrow or steal chalk up come by drum up get at get hold of get one's hands on gobble up lay up make use of scrape up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disperse distribute divide fail forfeit free give give up let go lose miss misunderstand offer plant release scatter spend throw away
STRONG
endanger harm hurt squander surrender waste yield
WEAK
forsake sacrifice

Example Sentences

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"Trying to scrape together money in a very tumultuous industry right now is hard," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Not a trust fund, not an inheritance — the same seed money anyone might scrape together.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025

Increasingly, people live hand to mouth, buying a tomato here, a few onions there as they manage to scrape together enough bolivars for just the basics.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

Nevertheless, many of their founders would likely qualify as billionaires under the proposed law, forcing them to scrape together tens or hundreds of millions of dollars to pay their tax bills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

They switch them from small field to small field, and, no matter what, they will scrape together the dollars to buy hay bales for the winter months to feed their horses.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols