Synonyms for microscope
ˈmaɪ krəˌskoʊpmi·cro·scope

Princeton's WordNet

1. microscopenoun

   magnifier of the image of small objects

   "the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell"

Matched Categories

1. • Magnifier

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1. List of paraphrases for "microscope":

   microscopy, microscopic

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How to use microscope in a sentence?

1. Kahlil Gibran:

   The eye of a human being is a microscope, which makes the world seem bigger than it really is.

2. Josh Billings:

   Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.

3. Sheriff Joseph P. Lopinto:

   I understand... this investigation will be under a microscope, understand it fully.

4. Mike Thomas:

   At the end of the day, it's about the student-athlete experience, and part of that is their safety, well-being and health, and abuse is not acceptable. We hold our staff to a high standard. That line of what's acceptable and not acceptable is really under the microscope right now.

5. Louise Sattler:

   I am a little concerned that there is more to this story than the public knows, so now I need to ask if Child Protective Services are aware Child Protective Services are under a microscope, did Child Protective Services set the kids out to play sans supervision to make some kind of point.