Synonyms of studies

studies 1 of 2

noun

plural of study

1

as in investigations

a systematic search for the truth or facts about something

conducted a study to determine the sleep needs of adolescents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• investigations
• examinations
• inquiries
• explorations
• researches
• probes
• probings
• inspections
• surveys
• disquisitions
• inquisitions
• inquests
• probations
• questionnaires
• examens
• audits
• diagnoses
• hearings
• quests
• interrogations
• trials
• questions
• checkups
• polls
• challenges
• queries
• reinvestigations
• questionaries
• checks
• rehearings
• quizzes
• cross-examinations
• feelers
• soul-searchings
• self-reflections
• goings-over
• self-examinations
• self-questionings
• self-explorations
• self-scrutinies

2

as in trances

the state of being lost in thought

found her staring at the fire in a deep study

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trances
• reveries
• daydreams
• contemplations
• meditations
• dreams
• visions
• woolgatherings
• musings
• absorptions
• preoccupations
• abstractions
• fantasies
• chimeras
• pipe dreams
• illusions
• unrealities
• hallucinations
• delusions
• conceits
• figments
• phantasms
• fancies

3

as in considerations

a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something

the idea is under study by the city council

Synonyms & Similar Words

• considerations
• deliberations
• debates
• accounts
• thoughts
• reflections
• advisements
• contemplations
• meditations
• ruminations
• cogitations
• introspections
• hesitations
• indecisions
• premeditations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• short shrifts

studies

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verb

present tense third-person singular of study

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• researches
• bones (up)
• goes over
• reads
• analyzes
• learns
• goes through
• memorizes
• finds out
• swots
• deduces
• knows
• understands
• grinds
• cons
• restudies
• digests
• crams
• comprehends
• apprehends
• grasps
• absorbs

2

as in learns

to commit to memory

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• learns
• memorizes
• knows
• recalls
• remembers
• cons
• understands
• thinks (of)
• retains
• grasps
• minds
• accepts
• gets
• harks back (to)
• recollects
• comprehends
• digests
• relives
• reminisces (about)
• absorbs
• apprehends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgets
• unlearns
• ignores
• passes over
• neglects
• disregards
• disremembers
• overlooks
• misremembers
• slights
• slurs (over)
• overpasses

3

as in debates

to give serious and careful thought to

scientists who study the origin of the universe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• debates
• contemplates
• questions
• ponders
• considers
• eyes
• entertains
• reviews
• analyzes
• explores
• weighs
• wrestles (with)
• thinks (about or over)
• looks at
• mulls (over)
• ruminates
• deliberates
• meditates
• chews on
• pores (over)
• cogitates
• revolves
• perpends
• chews over
• reasons
• reflects (on or upon)
• kicks around
• turns
• cudgels one's brains (about)
• digests
• beats one's brains out (about)
• muses (upon)
• reminisces
• concludes
• believes
• dwells (on or upon)
• speculates (about)
• fixates (on or upon)
• obsesses (about or over)
• broods (about or over)
• frets (about or over)
• opines
• drinks (in)
• second-guesses
• conceives
• assimilates
• absorbs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• disregards
• overlooks
• rejects
• dismisses
• slights
• pooh-poohs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of studies

Noun

Widespread scientific consensus and decades of studies have firmly concluded there is no link between vaccines and autism. — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Several preliminary assessments were done, said Susannah Campbell of BFW Engineering & Testing, including studies of the railyard’s soil, possible air pollution, and how much noise a new maintenance facility would create. — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

In the last decade, federal studies have shown that boosting testosterone improves erectile dysfunction, low libido and other issues in men. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

One of the few studies links all birth records from 2000 to 2016 to court records from the same time in Georgia. — Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Combined, the airport and seaport studies cost less than $250,000 and were paid for by airport and seaport user fees. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Before, while some studies had examined non-abstinent recovery in various ways, there wasn’t an operational or measurable definition that would help researchers better chart and study recovery. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Christner studies microorganisms that are able to survive in extremely low temperatures. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Since then, studies have found that GHK-Cu stimulates collagen production and other compounds involved in skin remodeling, triggers the growth of new blood vessels and has anti-inflammatory effects. — Will Stone, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026

Verb

Spotify has made a point of understanding this cohort with an annual report that studies the consumption habits of the demo defined as ages 14-29 — which is a pretty broad range of life stages, Haggard observed. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

David Haberman, professor emeritus at Indiana University who studies South Asian religious traditions, tells me that a Hindu worldview sees humans and animals as inherently connected. — Casper Ter Kuile, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026

Zidar and Zwick got onto this story through their work for the Treasury at the Office of Tax Analysis, which studies the impact of tax legislation, actual and prospective. — John Lanchester, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

As a paleontologist, Georgalis studies modern snakes to understand the fragmented fossil remains of ancient extinct ones. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

This question interested me as a computational biophysicist who studies how living systems process information and adapt to changing environments. — Shiladitya Banerjee, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

The challenges have stalled all three detention center plans while the government studies their potential effects. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Riding United is all about being open-minded, according to Vogel, who studies each course meticulously on foot to work out how many strides the pair should take between jumps. — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

That reality is part of what drives efforts to create memorials and museums, says Amy Sodaro, a sociology professor at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, who studies them. — Deepti Hajela, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026