Synonyms for research
rɪˈsɜrtʃ, ˈri sɜrtʃre·search

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1. researchnoun

   Synonyms:
   investigation, exploration, examination, study, researches, inquiry, scrutiny

2. researchnoun

   To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.

   Synonyms:
   investigation, researches, exploration, examination, study, inquiry, scrutiny

3. researchverb

   To make an extensive investigation into.

   Synonyms:
   scrutiny, examination, study, inquiry, investigation, exploration, researches

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. research

   Synonyms:
   investigation, inquiry, scrutiny, examination, exploration, learning, lore, discovery, elaboration, elimination

   Antonyms:
   ignorance, superficiality, sciolism, misinvestigation, shallowness, oversight, inobservance

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.8 / 5 votes

1. researchnoun

   systematic investigation to establish facts

   Synonyms:
   enquiry, inquiry

2. inquiry, enquiry, researchverb

   a search for knowledge

   "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

   Synonyms:
   enquiry, inquiry, interrogation, query, question

3. researchverb

   attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner

   "The student researched the history of that word"

   Synonyms:
   search, explore

4. research, search, exploreverb

   inquire into

   "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"

   Synonyms:
   seek, search, explore, look, look for

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. researchnoun

   Synonyms:
   investigation, inquiry, scrutiny, examination, exploration, study, careful search

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1. List of paraphrases for "research":

   search, investigation, study, investigations, recherche, studies, inquiry, searches, searching, researches, investigative, recherches, researching, investigational, researchers, quest, ricerca, r, investigación, studying, finding, investigaciones, forschung, looking, retrieval, fact-finding, researcher, investigatorship, investigate, enquiry, seeking, pursuit, investigating, pesquisa, studied, examine, onderzoek, investigatory, research-based, inquiries

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1. Kevin Sabet:

   Let's put research into the hands of legitimate scientists, not pot profiteers.

2. Lin Chuan-neng:

   We will target three investment in three areas, which are 5G, artificial intelligence and semiconductors, we hope to get them to Taiwan to do research and development.

3. Jennifer Hung:

   The purpose of this research was originally to provide services( for the sleepers), but we found that there is no specific picture of the McRefugee situation in Hong Kong, they( government officials) acknowledged that there are no statistics, so we conducted this research.

4. Riyaz Patel:

   Despite many years of research this question about eggs and health has not been answered, with multiple observational studies over the last few decades showing conflicting results -- some suggesting moderate egg intake is good, while others suggesting it may be bad, this study, although well conducted, unfortunately only adds more noise to the discussion.

5. Missouri State University:

   Research is defined as: A systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation.