CANVASSING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

canvassing

verb

variants also canvasing

present participle of canvass

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

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Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

reporting

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

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Recent Examples of canvassing Four on-duty officers began canvassing the area in their patrol cars, and checking with local businesses for cameras or possible sightings. —

Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026 Sheriff's deputies and other emergency responders were canvassing the community to check for injuries and assess the damage. —

Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2026 Police canvassing the area found the victim behind the wheel of a gray Chevrolet Equinox with a Florida license plate that sideswiped three vehciles before coming to a stop outside the Coney Island Houses, about a block from where the shooting was reported. —

Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026 Detectives were still canvassing the area for witnesses Thursday evening, Becchina said. —

Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026 In multiple past municipal elections, the Supervisor of Elections has requested that Wellington designate the county canvassing board to canvass its elections, eliminating the need for Wellington to convene its own separate canvassing board. —

South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026 By sunrise, the normally crowded stretch of West Sixth Street had been transformed into an expansive crime scene, with investigators collecting shell casings, canvassing nearby businesses for surveillance footage and interviewing patrons and witnesses who had fled the gunfire. —

Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026 Officers began canvassing the area the next day and went to the Walmart closest to the scene, where employees identified and provided them with a receipt that matched some of the items found at the scene, according to the affidavit. —

Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026 Sakai, who spent $196,000, did not report spending any money on canvassing. —

Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Feb. 2026

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Verb

Littlefield, a veteran reporter, travels the country interviewing the religious grass roots organizers—many of whom are lost to history—who dedicated their lives to successfully dismantling reproductive rights for women.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
The second way is to start interviewing lawyers who specialize in family law.

— Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026