Synonyms for survey
sərˈveɪ; ˈsɜr veɪ, sərˈveɪ

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1. survey, study(noun)

   a detailed critical inspection

   Synonyms:
   cogitation, view, subject, report, resume, discipline, sight, subject area, work, study, sketch, subject field, written report, field, field of study, bailiwick

2. sketch, survey, resume(noun)

   short descriptive summary (of events)

   Synonyms:
   resume, sketch, study, sight, cartoon, view, vignette, curriculum vitae

3. view, survey, sight(verb)

   the act of looking or seeing or observing

   "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"

   Synonyms:
   persuasion, wad, peck, ken, plenty, lot, perspective, batch, raft, quite a little, aspect, passel, purview, vision, view, muckle, mass, vista, good deal, study, stack, thought, mountain, pile, position, deal, opinion, prospect, scene, sentiment, panorama, eyeshot, sketch, flock, hatful, mickle, horizon, slew, heap, visual modality, mess, mint, sight, visual sense, spate, tidy sum, resume, great deal, pot

4. survey, appraise(verb)

   consider in a comprehensive way

   "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"

   Synonyms:
   measure, surveil, assess, value, review, appraise, evaluate, go over, follow, valuate

5. survey(verb)

   look over carefully or inspect

   "He surveyed his new classmates"

   Synonyms:
   surveil, follow, go over, appraise, review

6. surveil, follow, survey(verb)

   keep under surveillance

   "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"

   Synonyms:
   take after, watch, watch over, fall out, stick with, keep up, be, comply, succeed, appraise, adopt, observe, play along, abide by, travel along, come after, go over, trace, follow, surveil, accompany, come, postdate, pursue, keep abreast, stick to, espouse, review, conform to, keep an eye on

7. review, go over, survey(verb)

   hold a review (of troops)

   Synonyms:
   refresh, follow, come off, appraise, look back, go over, fall over, check into, check, check over, surveil, check up on, retrospect, check out, suss out, brush up, go off, critique, review, look into, reexamine

8. survey(verb)

   make a survey of; for statistical purposes

   Synonyms:
   surveil, follow, go over, appraise, review

9. survey(verb)

   plot a map of (land)

   Synonyms:
   surveil, follow, go over, appraise, review

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1. survey(noun)

   To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country.

   Round he surveys and well might, where he stood, So high above. -John Milton.

   Synonyms:
   prospect

2. survey(noun)

   To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.

   With such altered looks, . . . All pale and speechless, he surveyed me round. -John Dryden.

   Synonyms:
   retrospect, examination

3. survey(verb)

   To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey land or a coast.

   Synonyms:
   review, poll

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. survey

   To see is simply to become conscious of an object of vision; to look is to make a conscious and direct endeavor to see. To behold is to fix the sight and the mind with distinctness and consideration upon something that has come to be clearly before the eyes. We may look without seeing, as in pitch-darkness, and we may see without looking, as in case of a flash of lightning. To gaze is to look intently, long, and steadily upon an object. To glance is to look casually or momentarily. To stare is to look with a fixed intensity such as is the effect of surprise, alarm, or rudeness. To scan is to look at minutely, to note every visible feature. To inspect is to go below the surface, uncover, study item by item. View and survey are comprehensive, survey expressing the greater exactness of measurement or estimate. Watch brings in the element of time and often of wariness; we watch for a movement or change, a signal, the approach of an enemy, etc. Compare APPEAR.

   Synonyms:
   behold, contemplate, descry, discern, gaze, glance, inspect, look, regard, scan, see, stare, view, watch

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. survey

   Synonyms:
   scan, view, inspect, reconnoitre, overlook, scrutinize, examine, superintend, review, contemplate

   Antonyms:
   ignore, miss, disregard, misobserve, misview, overlook

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. survey(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   view, observe, overlook, take a view of

2. survey(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   inspect, examine, scrutinize

3. survey(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   measure and estimate (as lands or buildings)

4. survey(n.)

   Synonyms:
   view, sight, prospect

5. survey(n.)

   Synonyms:
   inspection, examination, scrutiny

6. survey(n.)

   Synonyms:
   mensuration (to determine areas, contours, &c.), surveying

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   investigation, inquiry, study, surveys, poll, investigations, questionnaire, surveying, encuesta, investigative, investigate, enquiry, enquiries, investigating, enquête, census, inquiries, relevé, investigates, 'enquête, reconnaissance, inventory, sondage, polling, investigated, fact-finding

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How to use survey in a sentence?

1. Guy Berger:

   The labor market appears to be in good health through the June payroll survey period. This ongoing labor market resilience is important, because it underpins our forecast of a rebound in the economy during the remainder of 2015.

2. Matthew Hassan:

   Aspects of the survey around job security, around savings behavior do look a lot more conservative, and it may be that there has been a budgetary tightening in the consumer sector.

3. The RSPB:

   Recent data from the Breeding Bird Survey suggest continuing population declines affecting starlings in England and Wales since 1995, the cause of the starling decline in the U.K. is unknown.

4. Daniel Brothers:

   A bathymetric survey at the time, which only imaged relatively shallow seafloor, down to 180 meters( 330 feet) deep, did not reveal evidence of a landslide in nearby Dangerous Passage or the other waterways around Chenega, alternate explanations involving seafloor movement during the earthquake did not fit the timing and severity of the Chenega tsunami as described by eyewitnesses.

5. Liz Sanders:

   We're limited because we can't really examine how people are behaving; we just know how they say they're behaving. So that is one limitation with any self-reported survey.

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