Antonyms for investigation
ɪnˌvɛs tɪˈgeɪ ʃənin·ves·ti·ga·tion

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1. investigation

   Antonyms:
   discovery, solution, clue, indication, thread

   Synonyms:
   examination, search, scrutiny, research, study, inquiry, exploration, ventilation

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1. • Inquiry
   • Work

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. probe, investigationnoun

   an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

   "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"

   Synonyms:
   probe, investigating

2. investigation, investigatingnoun

   the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

   Synonyms:
   probe, investigating

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 4 votes

1. investigationnoun

   Synonyms:
   examination, inquiry, research

How to use investigation in a sentence?

1. Adam Schiff:

   We continue to get new information that, I think, paints a more complete picture of at least what we know at the outset of our investigation.

2. Barbara Underwood:

   As our investigation reveals, the Trump Foundation was little more than a checkbook for payments from Mr. Trump or his businesses to nonprofits, regardless of their purpose of legality, that is not how private foundations should function.

3. Dean Baquet:

   I feel like sh-t as a leader and a journalist not answering questions that I’d haveSarah Huckabee Sandersanswer, the cryptic Times memohas driven speculation inside the newsroom over what precipitated the investigation. And the lack of transparency is also striking given the Times has aggressively covered workplace matters.

4. President Dr. Brendan Kelly:

   The University of West Georgia has learned of the loss of one of its students, Anna Jones, who passed away following an off-campus incident earlier today, uWG has terminated the employment of Richard Sigman and continues to work with the city of Carrollton Police Department, which leads this ongoing investigation. On behalf of The University of West Georgia, we wish to convey our deepest condolences to Anna's family and many friends.

5. Jason Borden:

   They had done the full investigation that we were proposing to do, they went through and detailed very thoroughly exactly what was wrong with the building, again, is very typical of what we see in buildings of this age in this condition.

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