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

Limon was studying geography, environmental science and policy, and Bristy is studying chemical engineering. —Claudia Lauer, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026

Show more Yazbek is studying medicine and is living with her family among strangers in the refugee camp, trying to study on her iPad while kids play tag in the halls. —Nbc News, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026

Mahata has been studying the protein Chromogranin A, or CgA, for more than three decades and seen how studies of it have had implications for everything from hypertension (high blood pressure) to longevity. —Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

Limon had been hard at work on his thesis for the past two years, studying how to use generative AI to monitor shrinking wetland in South Florida, his brother said. —Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026

Mensah has been intensely studying the history of her home, including all the people who have owned it. —Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

The companies are studying psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression and major depressive disorder and methylone for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026

Experts gain valuable insights into how animal brains acquire new skills and master intricate sounds by studying vocal learning. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026

In many programs, that means stepping into a kitchen and learning to prepare meals firsthand, not just studying nutrition from a distance. —Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026