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