Synonyms for research
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to oneself).
The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people.
- v. 1
To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- researches → studies, inquiries, investigations, explorations…
- Past participle
- researched
e.g. researched → searched, explored, delved…
Example sentences
- study It is difficult for a foreigner to study Japanese.
- investigation They were pioneers in the investigation of cancer.
- inquiry This subject is outside the scope of our inquiry.
- exploration I did some cave exploration in Kabylie, Algeria.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| research | steady | |
| study | falling | |
| investigation | falling | |
| inquiry | falling | |
| exploration | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- study2, delve1
- 6 letters
- search1
- 7 letters
- explore2, inquiry3, enquiry3
- 8 letters
- scrutiny3
- 11 letters
- examination5, exploration4
- 13 letters
- investigation5
- 15 letters
- experimentation6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (study2 = 2 syllables).