Synonyms of exploring

exploring

verb

present participle of explore

1

as in investigating

to search through or into

communities must explore new ways of raising money for their cultural institutions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• investigating
• examining
• researching
• studying
• inspecting
• scanning
• probing
• viewing
• looking (into)
• digging (into)
• delving (into)
• inquiring (into)
• checking into
• checking up on
• perusing
• surfing
• sifting
• browsing
• skimming (through)
• cruising
• thumbing (through)
• reinvestigating

2

as in searching

to go into or range over for purposes of discovery

we must continue to explore the depths of the ocean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• searching
• probing
• hunting
• discovering
• prospecting
• scouting
• skirring
• disclosing
• revealing
• reconnoitering
• plumbing
• unearthing
• fathoming
• sounding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exploring

Researchers are also exploring combinations of cancer vaccines and other treatments, such as checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy, to strengthen the body's anti-cancer response. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Orwell was exploring the roles that euphemism, tangled syntax, and dying metaphors can play in obscuring the true intentions of a totalitarian state. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

Weekends at the shop are busy, bustling with customers perusing cases of vintage jewelry and exploring showrooms of furniture. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

At San Sebastián, the film is also in contention for the Sebastiane Award, an honor for films exploring LGBTQIA+ themes and experiences. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026

More than 40 spacecraft exploring the solar system and interstellar space use DSN, which has struggled to keep pace with growing demand. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 6 Sep. 2026

That is one reason engineers are exploring light as an alternative for moving information. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Making his feature debut after a brace of docs, director Lance Oppenheimer has a lot of fun exploring the perfect storm that creates a show like To Catch a Predator. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026

Agricultural Commissioner Angela Godwin said her office was exploring a bi-county wolf task force to prepare for potential livestock predation. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026