Synonyms of canvassing

canvassing

verb

variants also canvasing

present participle of canvass

1

as in interviewing

to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information

we canvassed people all over town, asking if they would be interested in participating in a recycling program

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interviewing
• surveying
• polling
• soliciting
• questioning
• interrogating
• circularizing
• feeling (out)
• sounding (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reporting

2

as in discussing

to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion

canvassed all the items on the agenda

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discussing
• debating
• arguing
• reviewing
• agitating
• disputing
• talking over
• batting (around or back and forth)
• bandying
• mooting
• raising
• hashing (over or out)
• considering
• speaking (about)
• talking (about)
• introducing
• weighing
• propounding
• forging
• deliberating
• stirring up
• broaching
• wrestling (with)
• hammering out
• talking out
• thrashing (out)
• chewing over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canvassing

Investigators were canvassing nearby businesses for surveillance footage because there was no body-camera video of the shooting itself. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Concern for homeless New Yorkers during heat wave New York City has deployed teams to begin citywide canvassing to identify people experiencing homelessness to get them into shelters or cooling centers to escape triple-digit temperatures. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Mamdani’s initiative, called Organize NYC, aims to keep the grassroots momentum of his campaign going by getting people to sign up for canvassing shifts across the five boroughs. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026

Detectives were canvassing the scene overnight for witnesses and were talking to people at the scene when officers arrived. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026

Police were seen canvassing the area on Tuesday, talking to neighbors. — Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 16 June 2026

Police used drones to search the woods to no avail on Friday, and officers were back canvassing the area on Monday. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 15 June 2026

At about the time Cofer was wrapping up in the Fruitridge area, Guerra was canvassing in East Sacramento. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026

Once the fire was contained, Russ said, fire crews put a drone in the air to start canvassing the area for rescue operations. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026