DELVING Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

delving 1 of 2

noun

as in investigation

a systematic search for the truth or facts about something we didn't want to pry and did as little personal delving as possible

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verb

present participle of delve

as in excavating

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Recent Examples of delving

Noun

Danny Brown, Stardust The always fascinating and shape-shifting Danny Brown returns this week with new album Stardust, his delving into the world of hyperpop. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for delving

Noun

Court records show that the investigation into the initial allegations was inconclusive.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Omar has denounced the investigations as a politically motivated conspiracy against her, and used it to urge supporters to donate to her reelection campaign.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of investigation

Verb

Crews began excavating in the backyard of the home on Tuesday, looking for evidence linked to several missing women.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
The current trend of excavating video game nostalgia continues with this latest cinematic adaptation of the popular franchise that dates all the way back to 1987.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of excavating

Noun

Architects have long toyed with shipping containers as objects of exploration, deploying these off-the-shelf metal structures for a wide variety of uses.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Two months of virtual-production exploration before filming also allowed Fraser and the directors to test lighting, camera movements and the scale of spacecraft interiors.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of exploration

Verb

App control lets the wearer adjust heat zones from a phone without digging through layers, which is the kind of small detail that turns a practical gift into a memorable one.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Audiences may have to wait years between Avalanches albums, but the group never stops writing or digging through its archives.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of digging

Noun

Kotlikoff did not immediately respond Tuesday to an email inquiry about Jane Doe’s letter.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
The inquiry asked about the NBA’s role in the matter, possible discipline and whether the teams would be instructed to be present for the anthem before Wednesday’s Game 3.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of inquiry

Verb

Renminbi’s place in global central-bank reserve coffers has actually fallen since 2022, despite Beijing shoveling its currency into developing economies through central-bank swap lines.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Kenya’s President William Ruto and his counterparts from Uganda, Ethiopia, Togo, Benin and Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo led a ground breaking ceremony at the site, shoveling soil to show that work on the refinery has started.

— Evelyne Musambi, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of shoveling

Noun

The national police are in possession of Thomas Markle’s computer, Philippines interior minister Jonvic Remulla told the outlet, to conduct a digital forensic examination.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Just as in his examination of Captain Sully or his exploration of parenting or an episode about cloned puppies, Fielder is uninterested in the technical realities or the concrete, easily provable facts.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of examination

Verb

After mining the shops, escape to the country for hiking, biking, and the leafy riches of autumn.

— Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 14 Oct. 2026
They each have been tasked with mining the IP of their sister film studios (which explained Goldberg’s oversight of PTVS) and have been main suppliers to their sibling streamers HBO Max and Paramount+, respectively.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026