Synonyms of assaying

assaying

verb

present participle of assay

1

as in analyzing

to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships

the company assayed a sample of the rock to see if it contained gold in quantities worth mining

Synonyms & Similar Words

• analyzing
• dissecting
• assessing
• examining
• diagnosing
• investigating
• evaluating
• dividing
• deconstructing
• cutting
• inspecting
• anatomizing
• scrutinizing
• classifying
• cataloguing
• breaking down
• subdividing
• categorizing
• tabulating
• arranging
• codifying
• enumerating
• cataloging
• separating
• reducing
• sorting
• ordering
• segmenting
• indexing
• assorting
• diagraming
• schematizing
• diagramming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aggregating
• integrating
• synthesizing
• consolidating
• amalgamating
• assimilating
• unifying
• coalescing
• agglomerating
• conglomerating

2

as in trying

to make an effort to do

assaying the task of writing his autobiography

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trying
• attempting
• striving
• essaying
• seeking
• endeavoring
• shooting for
• shooting at
• hoping
• having a go at
• struggling
• toiling
• trying one's hand (at)
• working
• fighting
• undertaking
• aiming
• troubling
• aspiring
• straining
• assuming
• taking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropping
• giving up
• quitting