Synonyms of investigating

investigating

verb

present participle of investigate

as in exploring

to search through or into

experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of investigating

As of Sunday, the Santa Monica Police Department was still investigating the source of the drugs Gerber had taken. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

Fort Worth Police Department crimes against children unit detectives are investigating the case. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

The company began investigating only once the data were offered for sale on the dark web, the investigation found. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Albanese announced on Monday that the national counterterrorism team was investigating, incorporating police and intelligence agencies. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Watershed Management and Atlanta Department of Transportation crews are on-site assessing the structural and water line damage and investigating the circumstances. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

The Cobb County Police Department said its major crimes unit is investigating the incident. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026

French police investigating the theft of two paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir from a museum on the French Riviera believe the suspects were preparing to rob another institution, the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, prosecutors said Monday. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Military investigators are investigating the outages, but have not commented on the nature of the investigation. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026