Synonyms for inspection
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Noun
1. Examination
examination, scrutiny, investigation, view, survey, review, surveillance, oversight, overhaul
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Definitions
- n. 1
The act of examining something, often closely.
Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!
Related words
- Word family
- inspectioneer inspectionism inspectionist inspect inspector
- Phrases
- inspection pit
Forms
- Plural
- inspections → examinations, scrutinies, investigations, views…
Example sentences
- investigation They were pioneers in the investigation of cancer.
- survey This survey doesn't take a long time to complete.
- examination As a matter of course, she passed the examination.
- scrutiny The downside of fame is public scrutiny.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inspection | falling | |
| investigation | falling | |
| survey | falling | |
| examination | falling | |
| scrutiny | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- view1
- 6 letters
- review2, survey2
- 8 letters
- scrutiny3, overhaul3
- 9 letters
- oversight3
- 10 letters
- visitation4
- 11 letters
- examination5
- 12 letters
- surveillance3
- 13 letters
- investigation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (review2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inspection
- Italiano
- ispezione
- Español
- inspección
- Deutsch
- Besichtigung
- Català
- inspecció