DELVING Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

delving 1 of 2

noun

as in investigation

a systematic search for the truth or facts about something we didn't want to pry and did as little personal delving as possible

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delving

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verb

present participle of delve

as in excavating

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Recent Examples of delving

Noun

Danny Brown, Stardust The always fascinating and shape-shifting Danny Brown returns this week with new album Stardust, his delving into the world of hyperpop. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for delving

Noun

The agency has required the building’s owner to hire a third-party engineer to conduct a forensic evaluation — a formal investigation to determine the cause of the structural failure.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
There were 267 investigations opened by California wildlife officials into wolf-livestock predation in 2025, up from 74 the previous year.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of investigation

Verb

Investigators later conducted a second search warrant operation on June 23 that included excavating portions of the property for evidence of dogs buried in mass graves.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Systematic study did not come until the 1930s, when 16-year-old John Goggin began formally surveying and excavating sites from Snapper Creek to Surfside, in the Keys and the Glades as part of a program at Yale.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Definition of excavating

Noun

In terms of threading the needle between the experimentation and playing Lestat does before landing on a style that’s uniquely his, Lestat’s preference for musical exploration is akin to Hart’s own.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Well, the nation came of age industrially after the Wright brothers' historic flight and has been a leader in aerospace tech and exploration ever since.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of exploration

Noun

On Wednesday morning, the NCAA sent a letter of inquiry to Cincinnati centered on Sorsby and his time with the program.

— Cal Phillips July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
These collective actions are crucial to safeguard scholarly inquiry and faculty independence against political interference.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of inquiry

Verb

With the work now being migration, most programs are still shoveling, counting tasks and missing the structure.

— Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Spielberg didn’t film those terrifying closeups of the shark – like when Jaws pops up as Brody is shoveling the bloody chump slick in the water — until Day 92.

— Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 June 2026

Definition of shoveling

Noun

Rescuers took the angler to a nearby landing and turned him over to EMS personnel for examination.

— Mark Price July 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Medical consultants and therapists provide cardio and nutritional assessments, deep-tissue massages, facials, and gynecological examinations.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of examination

Verb

The merchants that seize the initiative in mining this data will have insights into their customers that their competitors don't.

— Nandan Sheth, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
During the fall of 2019, a delegation of American diplomats and national-security officials arrived in Nuuk to discuss Greenland’s mineral resources, with a particular focus on mining strategic rare-earth minerals.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026