Synonyms for investigate
All synonyms
Verb
1. Examine — to examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret
examine, inquire, enquire UK, look into, explore, look, discuss, study, scrutinize, scrutinise UK, consider, inspect, probe, delve formal, search, sift, scan, agitate, canvass
Other
trace, troubleshoot, underseek rare
Definitions
- v. 1
To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
to investigate an unsolved murder
Related words
- Word family
- investigation investigative investigator investigatory
Forms
- Past participle
- investigated
e.g. investigated → examined, inquired, explored, looked…
Example sentences
- discuss I have a lot of friends I can discuss things with.
- explore Explore the cave, but bring a flashlight with you.
- examine We dissected a frog to examine its internal organs.
- inquire He went to inquire about the local train schedule.
- trace The police have found no trace of the suspect yet.
By length
- 4 letters
- look1, scan1, sift1
- 5 letters
- study2, trace1, probe1, delve1
- 6 letters
- search1
- 7 letters
- discuss2, explore2, examine3, inspect2, inquire2, enquire3, canvass2, agitate3
- 8 letters
- consider3
- 9 letters
- underseek
- 10 letters
- scrutinize3, scrutinise
- 12 letters
- troubleshoot3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (study2 = 2 syllables).