Synonyms for study
- verb
- noun
Most common
meditate purpose contemplate think about examine investigate read
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Meditate
meditate, purpose, contemplate, think about, think, ponder, reflect, deliberate, digest, weigh, muse, excogitate rare
2. Examine
examine, investigate, analyze US, analyse UK, debate, look, canvass, scrutinize, scrutinise UK, sift
Other
research, consider, lesson, view, intention, discourse, hit the books informal US AU, go over, turn over, revise, logic, sot
Noun
1. Field
2. Home office — A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of…
3. Work
work, attention, meditation, application, reflection, consideration, contemplation, cogitation, lucubration rare
4. Investigation
investigation, survey, report, inquiry, enquiry UK, exploration, sketch, scrutiny
Other
curriculum, learning, concentration, endeavor US, endeavour UK, pore, etude
Definitions
- v. 1
To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
I need to study my biology notes.
- v. 2
To take a course or courses on a subject.
I study medicine at the university.
- n. 1
A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.
Father spends all his time in the study poring over manuscripts.
- n. 2
Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
The study of languages is fascinating.
Related words
- Word family
- studier student studious
- Phrases
- brown study field of study time study time-motion study quick study study guide time-and-motion study
- Is a kind of
- activity
Choose the right word
Study is emphatically what one does for himself. Study is emphatically what one does for himself, and in which instruction and tuition can only point the way, encourage the student to advance, and remove obstacles; vigorous, persevering study is one of the best elements of training.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- purpose What is the main purpose of your studying English?
- investigate A committee was constituted to investigate prices.
- examine We dissected a frog to examine its internal organs.
- research He continued his research for a further ten years.
- lesson She got full marks by memorizing the whole lesson.
- logic It was Socrates who laid the foundation of logic.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| study | falling | |
| purpose | falling | |
| investigate | steady | |
| examine | steady | |
| research | steady | |
| lesson | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- con1, sot1
- 4 letters
- work1, take1, look1, read1, view1, muse1, pore1, sift1
- 5 letters
- think1, learn1, field1, logic2, weigh1, etude
- 6 letters
- report2, survey2, debate2, lesson2, closet2, sketch1, digest2, revise2, ponder2
- 7 letters
- subject2, purpose2, cabinet3, reflect2, examine3, inquiry3, analyze3, analyse, enquiry3, canvass2
- 8 letters
- research2, consider3, learning2, scrutiny3, endeavor3, overlook3, meditate3, memorize3, memorise
- 9 letters
- attention3, intention3, discourse2, endeavour3, bailiwick3
- 10 letters
- discipline3, reflection3, curriculum4, meditation4, deliberate4, scrutinize3, scrutinise, cogitation4, excogitate
- 11 letters
- application4, investigate4, exploration4, contemplate3, lucubration
- 13 letters
- investigation5, consideration5, concentration4, contemplation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (logic2 = 2 syllables).