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. John Hennessy:

   The time has come to return to what brought me to Stanford University – teaching and research.

2. Mike Bancks:

   Our results do not align with the previous research on this topic and this point strongly suggests more research is needed on the metabolic health effects of marijuana use.

3. Allan Young:

   So while this systematic review of the research literature supports the notion that pre and probiotics may be helpful for people with anxiety and depression, more research is needed. These data do make a case for larger trials to be carried out.

4. Michael Greshko:

   I think the biggest( question) is … is this institution is going to be committed to scientific research and to not just making Stan accessible to researchers but all the other items in its collection, and all of the public statements that Abu Dhabi has made and all the responses Abu Dhabi had to my question, they’ve outlined a very ambitious scientific research agenda and they’ve said explicitly that Stan would be made available for scientific research. So, Abu Dhabi’s a win for Stan for sure.

5. Catherine Bradshaw:

   It is important to stress that there were many important processes not included in our study, which, considering our findings, require additional research to establish exactly what the implications are for the future, this is the work that I intend to do next, but have not yet started.