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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | investigation; survey |
| Synonyms: | analysis, examination, expedition, inquiry, inspection, probe, reconnaissance, research, scrutiny, search, study, tour, travel, trip |
| Main Entry: | hunt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | search, chase |
| Synonyms: | coursing, exploration, field sport, following, frisking, game, hounding, hunting, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, interrogation, investigation, look-see, meddling, probe, prosecution, prying, pursuance, pursuing, pursuit, quest, race, raid, reconnaissance, research, rummage, scrutiny, seeking, sifting, snooping, sporting, steeplechase, study, tracing, trailing |
| Main Entry: | inquest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | investigation |
| Synonyms: | delving, examination, hearing, inquiry, inquisition, probe, probing, quest, research, trial |
| Antonyms: | conclusion, findings |
| Main Entry: | inquiry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | asking; looking into |
| Synonyms: | Q and A, analysis, audit, catechizing, check, cross-examination, delving, disquisition, examination, exploration, fishing expedition, grilling, hearing, inquest, inquisition, inspection, interrogation, interrogatory, investigation, legwork, poll, probe, probing, pursuit, query, quest, question, questioning, quizzing, request, research, scrutiny, search, study, survey, third degree, trial balloon |
| Notes: | a query is a single question; an inquiry (or enquiry) may be a single question or extensive investigation (series of questions) |
| Antonyms: | answer, reply |
| Main Entry: | inspection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | examination, check |
| Synonyms: | analysis, checkup, frisk, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, inventory, investigation, look-over, maneuvers, once-over, pageant, parade, perlustration, probe, read, research, review, scan, scrutiny, search, superintendence, supervision, surveillance, survey, view |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, neglect |
| Main Entry: | investigate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | check into thoroughly |
| Synonyms: | be all ears, bug, case*, check out, check over, check up, consider, delve, dig, examine, explore, eyeball, feel out, frisk, give the once over, go into, inquire, inquisite, inspect, interrogate, listen in, look into, look over, look-see, make inquiry, muckrake, nose around, poke, probe, prospect, pry, put to the test, question, read, reconnoiter, research, review, run down, scout, scrutinize, search, sift, spy, stake out, study, tap, wiretap |
| Antonyms: | ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | investigation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thorough check |
| Synonyms: | analysis, case, delving, examination, exploration, fact-finding, gander, hearing, hustle, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, inspection, legwork, observation, observing, pike, probe, probing, quest, quiz, research, review, scrutiny, search, sounding, study, survey, surveying |
| Main Entry: | judgment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decision about blame |
| Synonyms: | analysis, appraisal, appreciation, arbitration, assaying, assessment, award, belief, close study, conclusion, contemplation, conviction, decree, deduction, determination, estimate, estimation, evaluation, examination, exploration, finding, idea, inference, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, inspection, observation, opinion, order, probing, pursuit, quest, reconnaissance, regard, report, research, resolution, result, review, ruling, scrutiny, search, sentence, sifting, summary, verdict, view, weigh-in |
| Notes: | judgment is the U.S. preferred spelling while judgement is the British preferred spelling |
| Antonyms: | indecision |
| Main Entry: | learning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | education, knowledge |
| Synonyms: | acquirements, attainments, culture, erudition, information, letters, literature, lore, research, scholarship, schooling, science, study, training, tuition, wisdom |
| Antonyms: | ignorance |
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