Synonyms of studying

studying

verb

present participle of study

1

as in researching

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

• researching
• learning
• reading
• analyzing
• memorizing
• going over
• going through
• understanding
• deducing
• boning (up)
• grinding
• knowing
• swotting
• cramming
• finding out
• digesting
• restudying
• comprehending
• conning
• apprehending
• grasping
• absorbing

2

as in learning

to commit to memory

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• learning
• memorizing
• knowing
• remembering
• understanding
• retaining
• recalling
• grasping
• conning
• getting
• thinking (of)
• accepting
• comprehending
• recollecting
• absorbing
• reliving
• digesting
• apprehending
• reminiscing (about)
• minding
• harking back (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unlearning
• forgetting
• ignoring
• neglecting
• disregarding
• overlooking
• passing over
• slighting
• disremembering
• misremembering
• slurring (over)
• overpassing

3

as in contemplating

to give serious and careful thought to

scientists who study the origin of the universe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contemplating
• pondering
• debating
• considering
• entertaining
• questioning
• exploring
• analyzing
• reviewing
• eyeing
• weighing
• meditating
• deliberating
• ruminating
• cogitating
• looking at
• thinking (about or over)
• wrestling (with)
• mulling (over)
• chewing on
• revolving
• turning
• poring (over)
• digesting
• perpending
• chewing over
• kicking around
• reflecting (on or upon)
• reminiscing
• beating one's brains out (about)
• reasoning
• cudgeling one's brains (about)
• believing
• musing (upon)
• concluding
• absorbing
• speculating (about)
• opining
• assimilating
• dwelling (on or upon)
• conceiving
• fixating (on or upon)
• brooding (about or over)
• obsessing (about or over)
• fretting (about or over)
• drinking (in)
• second-guessing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• disregarding
• overlooking
• rejecting
• dismissing
• slighting
• pooh-poohing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of studying

Then again, the protagonist might be Hannes (Enzo Brumm), a former farm boy studying at the same school in 1972. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 May 2026

Thorsen helped lead research for the CDC studying infant disabilities, according to prosecutors. —Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 8 May 2026

As NewsNation reported, Clever’s survey found that elevated salary expectations were common across all majors, but students studying education and nursing showed a wider disconnect than others. —Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026

Testing balloon advantages The Army is studying whether modern sensors and communications payloads can transform lightweight balloons into low-cost military platforms. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026

In 1972, a young student is profoundly changed by studying the behavior of a simple geranium. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 May 2026

Promoting the use of electric vehicles and studying the use of new technologies, including civilian nuclear energy, were also part of the crisis plan. —Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026

Students studying the electricity system in a master’s program sponsored by Terna were verbally attacked at an airport, according to a professor at their school who spoke with me about the violence. —IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026

The Fond du Lac band has been studying wolf populations on the reservation for the last 10 years. —Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 1 May 2026