Synonyms for exploration
- noun
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Noun
research, investigation, inquiry, enquiry UK, study, voyage, scrutiny, search, examination, rummage
Definitions
- n. 1
The process of exploring.
Related words
- Word family
- explorative exploratory explorer
- Phrases
- urban exploration
Forms
- Plural
- explorations → researches, investigations, inquiries, studies…
Example sentences
- investigation They were pioneers in the investigation of cancer.
- examination As a matter of course, she passed the examination.
- inquiry This subject is outside the scope of our inquiry.
- voyage Someday we will be able to go on a voyage to Mars.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| exploration | falling | |
| investigation | falling | |
| examination | falling | |
| inquiry | falling | |
| voyage | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- study2
- 6 letters
- search1, voyage2
- 7 letters
- inquiry3, enquiry3, rummage2
- 8 letters
- research2, scrutiny3
- 11 letters
- examination5
- 13 letters
- investigation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (study2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- exploration
- Italiano
- esplorazione
- Español
- exploración
- Deutsch
- Erforschung