Synonyms for troubleshoot
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining a solution.
Near-synonyms: debug, diagnose, check, investigate
Forms
- Past participle
- troubleshot
e.g. troubleshot → diagnosed, debugged, checked, investigated…
Example sentences
- investigate A committee was constituted to investigate prices.
- diagnose That can diagnose anything, quicker and cheaper than a doctor.
- debug Please don't touch the debug options unless I tell you to.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| troubleshoot | rising | |
| investigate | steady | |
| diagnose | rising | |
| debug | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- check1, debug2
- 8 letters
- diagnose3
- 11 letters
- investigate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (debug2 = 2 syllables).