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investigation
Synonyms and Antonyms of investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something officials launched an extensive investigation of the plane crash Synonyms delving, disquisition, examen, examination, exploration, inquest, inquisition, inquiry, probation, probe, probing, research, studyRelated Words quest; audit, check; checkup, diagnosis, inspection; hearing, interrogation, trial; feeler, query, question; poll, questionary, questionnaire, survey; challenge, cross-examination, going-over, grilling, quiz; rehearing, reinvestigation; self-examination, self-exploration, self-questioning, self-reflection, self-scrutiny, soul-searching
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