What is another word for investigate?

Synonyms for investigate
ɪnˈvɛs tɪˌgeɪtin·ves·ti·gate

This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word investigate.

Princeton's WordNet1.6 / 7 votes

  1. investigate, look intoverb

    investigate scientifically

    "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"

    Synonyms:
    inquire, check into, check out, enquire, look into, suss out, check over, check, check up on, go over

  2. investigate, inquire, enquireverb

    conduct an inquiry or investigation of

    "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"

    Synonyms:
    inquire, ask, look into, wonder, enquire

Matched Categories

Dictionary of English Synonymes3.0 / 2 votes

  1. investigateverb

    Synonyms:
    examine, scrutinize, canvass, study, sift, consider, overhaul, explore, probe, dissect, look into, search out, search into, inquire into, follow up

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.5 / 2 votes

  1. investigateverb

    Synonyms:
    probe, sift, examine

How to pronounce investigate?

How to say investigate in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#192research
#272check
#508study
#749ask
#1288survey
#1528consider
#2508explore
#3143investigation
#3339wonder
#3892surveys
#4400inquiry
#5064examine
#6166investigate
#6619investigations
#7161enquiries
#8951inquire
#10217investigating
#13073analyse
#14366investigative
#14848enquire
#20909investigates

How to use investigate in a sentence?

  1. Damien Katz:

    I was inspired by the high level concepts written about in BerkleyDB, but I didn't actually investigate the details of the engine. I was also inspired by Postgres, but I learned about it's high level concepts. Postgres probably inspired me the most.

  2. David Bowdich:

    We want to ensure that if they made contact with anyone that we don't already know about between those hours or between that time that we're able to fully investigate those matters.

  3. Ric Gillespie:

    We’ll use a camera-equipped underwater Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) to investigate a sonar anomaly at a depth of 600 feet that could be the fuselage of Earhart’s Lockheed Electra.

  4. Ashok Jangale:

    When we hear about such instances, we investigate the matter and file a case with the police.

  5. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr:

    Our office is committed to ensuring those who are entrusted to serve are carrying out their duties ethically and honestly, while an indictment was returned today, our file is not closed, and we will continue to investigate in order to pursue justice.


Translations for investigate

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for investigate »

Translation

Find a translation for the investigate synonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Citation

Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"investigate." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/investigate>.

Discuss these investigate synonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good synonym for investigate?

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Synonyms.com

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    Which is a not synonymous of the others ?
    A proper
    B synonymous
    C unique
    D original

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for investigate: