| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | study of animal, plant structure |
| Synonyms: | analysis, biology, cytology, diagnosis, dissection, division, embryology, etiology, examination, genetics, histology, inquiry, investigation, medicine, morphology, physiology, zoology |
| Main Entry: | audit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inspection of financial records |
| Synonyms: | analysis, balancing, check, checking, examination, investigation, report, review, scrutiny, survey, verification, view |
| Main Entry: | consideration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental analysis |
| Synonyms: | application, attention, cogitation, concentration, contemplation, debate, deliberation, discussion, examination, forethought, heed, reflection, regard, review, scrutiny, study, thinking, thought |
| Antonyms: | disregard, disrespect, failure, heedlessness, ignorance, neglect, negligence, omission, thoughtlessness |
| Main Entry: | consultation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | asking, conference |
| Synonyms: | appointment, argument, buzz session, clambake, confab, conference, council, deliberation, dialogue, discussion, examination, groupthink, hearing, huddle, interview, meeting, powwow, second opinion, session |
| Main Entry: | contemplation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gazing at |
| Synonyms: | examination, inspection, looking at, observation, scrutiny, survey, viewing |
| Antonyms: | avoidance, disregard |
| Main Entry: | criticism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interpretation, analysis |
| Synonyms: | appraisal, appreciation, assessment, comment, commentary, critique, elucidation, essay, estimate, evaluation, examination, exposition, judgment, notice, observation, opinion, pan, rating, rave*, review, reviewal, scorcher, sideswipe, sleighride, study, write-up |
| Notes: | a criticism is an evaluation or judgment of something, while critique is a somewhat elevated term for the same thing; review is used as a synonym for these but may also imply a more comprehensive study |
| Antonyms: | estimation, guess, supposition |
| Main Entry: | critique |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | analysis, essay |
| Synonyms: | appraisal, assessment, comment, commentary, criticism, editorial, examination, exposition, flak, judgment, notice, pan, putdown, rap, rave*, review, reviewal, slam*, slap, study, takedown, write-up, zapper |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | diagnosis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | identification of problem, disease |
| Synonyms: | analysis, conclusion, examination, interpretation, investigation, opinion, pronouncement, scrutiny, summary |
| Main Entry: | discussion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | talk with another |
| Synonyms: | altercation, analysis, argument, argumentation, canvass, colloquy, confabulation, conference, consideration, consultation, contention, controversy, conversation, debate, deliberation, dialogue, discourse, disputation, dispute, dissertation, examination, exchange, excursus, groupthink, huddle, interview, meet, meeting, powwow, quarrel, review, scrutiny, symposium, ventilation, wrangling |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silence |