Synonyms for research
Another word for research is inquiry, enquiry or search. Below are 4 synonyms and 30 related words across 4 senses.
Also searched as: researched, researches, researching.
1. noun: systematic investigation to establish facts
2. noun: a search for knowledge
- inquiry synonyms
- enquiry synonyms
3. verb: attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner
4. verb: inquire into
- search synonyms
- explore
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- field work
- market research
- research project
- operations research
- investigation
- marketing research
- scientific research
- investigating
- probe synonyms
- microscopy
- nature study
- experiment
- poll synonyms
- opinion poll
- public opinion poll
- problem solving
- empirical research
- experimentation
- canvass
- heraldry
- look up
- look into synonyms
- refer synonyms
- investigate synonyms
- consult synonyms
- beat about
- cast about
- cast around
- re-explore
Research in word games
- Letters
- 8
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 13
- How common
- Everyday word
- Unscramble RESEARCH
- Is RESEARCH a word?
- Words starting with R
Questions people ask
What is another word for research?
You can say inquiry, enquiry, search or explore instead of research. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "systematic investigation to establish facts".
What is the opposite of research?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for research; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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