Synonyms for examination
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Exam
test, exam, trial UK, quiz, experiment
2. Inquiry — interrogation, particularly by a lawyer in court or during discovery
3. Scrutiny
scrutiny, inspection, research, investigation, dissection, review US CA, probing, observation, survey, exploration, view, inquisition, search, inquest, overhaul, ventilation
Definitions
- n. 1
Interrogation, particularly by a lawyer in court or during discovery.
- n. 2
The act of examining.
- n. 3
Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- examinations → tests, exams, trials, quizzes…
Example sentences
- exam Tom attributed his failure in the exam to illness.
- scrutiny The downside of fame is public scrutiny.
- testing This procedure involves testing each sample twice.
By length
- 4 letters
- test1, view1, exam2, quiz1
- 5 letters
- trial2
- 6 letters
- review2, search1, survey2, examen
- 7 letters
- testing2, inquiry3, enquiry3, probing2, inquest2, canvass2
- 8 letters
- research2, scrutiny3, overhaul3
- 10 letters
- experiment4, inspection3, dissection3
- 11 letters
- exploration4, observation4, ventilation4, inquisition4
- 13 letters
- investigation5, interrogation5, interrogatory6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exam2 = 2 syllables).