Synonyms of canvass

canvass

verb

ˈkan-vəs 

variants also canvas

1

as in to interview

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

• interview
• survey
• poll
• solicit
• interrogate
• sound (out)
• circularize
• feel (out)
• question

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• report

2

as in to discuss

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

• discuss
• review
• debate
• talk over
• dispute
• agitate
• argue
• moot
• bat (around or back and forth)
• consider
• hash (over or out)
• bandy
• speak (about)
• introduce
• stir up
• talk (about)
• hammer out
• propound
• weigh
• wrestle (with)
• forge
• broach
• thrash (out)
• deliberate
• talk out
• raise
• chew over

Examples of canvass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cops canvassing the area learned the rapist used a local train station. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024

Detectives are canvassing the area for potential witnesses and surveillance footage of the incident, and crime scene personnel are searching for evidence. —Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024

After canvassing the area, officers located 31-year-old Derek Desean Host suffering from a gunshot wound in a wooded area of the 6300 block of Brookline Drive. —Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 June 2024

Once all the votes are counted, counties across the state will canvass them, or officially report the results to the state. —Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024