STUDIES Synonyms: 169 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of study

as in investigations

a systematic search for the truth or facts about something conducted a study to determine the sleep needs of adolescents

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Relevance

as in trances

the state of being lost in thought found her staring at the fire in a deep study

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as in considerations

a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something the idea is under study by the city council

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short shrifts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of study

as in researches

to use the mind to acquire knowledge you'll have to study hard and learn all about the Revolutionary War in order to pass the history test

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as in learns

to commit to memory having carefully studied the document, he could repeat what it said exactly

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as in debates

to give serious and careful thought to scientists who study the origin of the universe

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Recent Examples of studies

Noun

While 10,000 steps has long been promoted as a daily goal, studies have shown that many health benefits—especially for older adults—can occur at lower step counts. —

Md Published, Verywell Health, 11 Apr. 2026 What Indonesia needs right now is not more studies confirming our potential. —

Pandu Sjahrir, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026 Rabschutz says other studies bolster the idea pet therapy works, including lowering one’s heart rate. —

Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026 Brandy Monk-Payton, a professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University and contributor to the book Watching While Black Rebooted, notes that Hollywood seemingly needs to be continually reminded of the buying power of underrepresented groups. —

Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2026 Further, across studies, time spent on social media does not predict youth mental health. —

William Proctor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026 Increasingly, teens and adults are turning to artificial intelligence chatbots for companionship and emotional support, recent studies and surveys show. —

Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026 Undergraduates hoping to get a women’s and gender studies degree in Georgia may now have to look at private colleges. —

Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 2026 Subsequent studies have confirmed this. —

Helen Dennis, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026

Verb

The human and microbial findings are likely trustworthy, says Christina Warinner, an anthropologist at Harvard University, who studies ancient microbiomes. —

Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026 Not everyone's an astronaut, but everyone ages Even for people who are not planning on orbiting the moon — this research has important implications, says Thomas Lang, a radiologist who studies bone and muscle loss and has worked with NASA on exercise science for previous missions. —

Katia Riddle, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026 In contrast, a study led by Active Site, a research nonprofit that studies the use of AI in synthetic biology, found that AI help did not lead to significant differences in the ability of novices to complete the complex workflow to produce a virus in a biosafety laboratory. —

Stephen D. Turner, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026 But Laurent-Simpson, who studies family, fertility, and the relationships between people and their pets, argues dogs have become family nonetheless. —

Rachel Sugar, Curbed, 8 Apr. 2026 Neil Thompson, a research scientist at MIT who studies how AI capabilities evolve across the economy, offers a more nuanced frame for understanding what’s actually at stake. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026 Katzin, who studies maritime civilizations, suspected the group were antiquities thieves. —

Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Nedergaard studies the glymphatic system, which removes waste from the brain during sleep, so ensuring her test subjects achieve a restorative snooze is central to her work. —

Amanda Erickson, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026 Tough, physical, studies the game. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for studies

Noun

But at least in its immediate aftermath, investigations of Tuesday’s shooting appear to be firmly in the hands of the federal government, without any clear interventions by state officials.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The charges are the latest in a series of high-profile moves made by state and federal prosecutors as both have ramped up their investigations into hospice operators.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026