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study

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of study

1 a systematic search for the truth or facts about something

conducted a study to determine the sleep needs of adolescents

Synonyms of study

delving, disquisition, examen, examination, exploration, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, investigation, probation, probe, probing, research

Words Related to study

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

2 the state of being lost in thought

found her staring at the fire in a deep study

Synonyms of study

daydreaming, reverie (also revery), trance, woolgathering

Words Related to study

contemplation, meditation, musing

absentmindedness, absorption, abstraction, preoccupation

chimera, conceit, daydream, delusion, dream, fancy, fantasy (also phantasy), figment, hallucination, illusion, phantasm (also fantasm), pipe dream, unreality, vision

3 a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something

the idea is under study by the city council

Synonyms of study

account, advisement, consideration, debate, deliberation, reflection, thought

Words Related to study

cogitation, contemplation, meditation, pondering, rumination

agonizing, hesitation, indecision

Antonyms of study

study

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of study

1 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 of study

Words Related to study

grind, swot [British]

analyze, deduce, find out

con, learn, memorize, read

research, restudy

apprehend, comprehend, grasp, know, understand

Phrases Synonymous with study

go over, go through

2 to commit to memory

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

Synonyms of study

con, learn, memorize

Words Related to study

hark back (to), mind [chiefly dialect], recall, recollect, relive, remember, reminisce (about), retain, think (of)

accept, apprehend, comprehend, get, grasp, know, understand

Near Antonyms of study

disremember, forget, misremember

disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over)

Antonyms of study

3 to give serious and careful thought to

scientists who study the origin of the universe

Synonyms of study

chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, eye, kick around, meditate, mull (over), perpend, ponder, pore (over), question, revolve, ruminate, think (about or over), turn, weigh, wrestle (with)

Words Related to study

muse (upon), reflect (on or upon), reminisce

analyze, explore, review

conclude, reason

second-guess, speculate (about)

brood (about or over), dwell (on or upon), fixate (on or upon), fret (about or over), obsess (about or over)

believe, conceive, opine

absorb, assimilate, digest, drink (in)

Phrases Synonymous with study

beat one's brains out (about), chew on, cudgel one's brains (about), look at

Near Antonyms of study

disregard, ignore, overlook, slight

dismiss, pooh-pooh (also pooh), reject

Synonym Discussion of study

consider, study, contemplate, weigh mean to think about in order to arrive at a judgment or decision. consider may suggest giving thought to in order to reach a suitable conclusion, opinion, or decision.

- refused even to consider my proposal

study implies sustained purposeful concentration and attention to details and minutiae.

- study the plan closely

contemplate stresses focusing one's thoughts on something but does not imply coming to a conclusion or decision.

- contemplate the consequences of refusing

weigh implies attempting to reach the truth or arrive at a decision by balancing conflicting claims or evidence.

- weigh the pros and cons of the case

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