Synonyms for study
Another word for study is survey, work or report. Below are 17 synonyms and 30 related words across 12 senses.
Also searched as: studier, studies.
1. noun: a detailed critical inspection
- survey synonyms
2. noun: applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
3. noun: a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
- report synonyms
- written report
4. noun: a state of deep mental absorption
5. noun: a room used for reading and writing and studying
6. noun: a branch of knowledge
- field synonyms
- subject synonyms
- field of study synonyms
- subject area synonyms
- subject field synonyms
- discipline synonyms
- bailiwick
7. noun: preliminary drawing for later elaboration
- sketch synonyms
8. noun: attentive consideration and meditation
- cogitation
9. noun: someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
10. noun: a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
11. verb: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- examine synonyms
- analyze synonyms
- analyse synonyms
- canvass
12. verb: be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
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.
- examination synonyms
- scrutiny
- resurvey
- learning synonyms
- acquisition synonyms
- white book
- case study
- blue book
- white paper
- medical report
- position paper
- green paper
- progress report
- papers
- document synonyms
- written document
- assay synonyms
- concentration synonyms
- absorption synonyms
- immersion synonyms
- engrossment
- room synonyms
- major synonyms
- science
- technology synonyms
- military science
- engineering synonyms
- knowledge base
- arts
- systems theory
Study in word games
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Questions people ask
What is another word for study?
You can say survey, work, report, written report or field instead of study. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "a detailed critical inspection".
What is the opposite of study?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for study; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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