Synonyms for investigation
All synonyms
Noun
1. Probe — the act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or…
probe, inquiry, enquiry UK, research, study, scrutiny, analysis, examination, inspection, search, exploration, inquisition, experiment, sifting, ventilation
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination
carry out an investigation
Related words
- Phrases
- background investigation
Forms
- Plural
- investigations → probes, inquiries, researches, studies…
Example sentences
- research He continued his research for a further ten years.
- study It is difficult for a foreigner to study Japanese.
- inquiry This subject is outside the scope of our inquiry.
- probe The New Horizons space probe flew by the Pluto system.
By length
- 5 letters
- study2, probe1
- 6 letters
- search1
- 7 letters
- inquiry3, enquiry3, sifting2
- 8 letters
- research2, analysis4, scrutiny3
- 10 letters
- experiment4, inspection3
- 11 letters
- examination5, exploration4, ventilation4, inquisition4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (study2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- investigation
- Italiano
- investigazione
- Español
- investigación