Synonyms of surveying

surveying

verb

present participle of survey

1

as in interviewing

to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information

surveyed the medical residents and found out that 60% of them don't think they get enough sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interviewing
• canvassing
• polling
• questioning
• soliciting
• interrogating
• circularizing
• feeling (out)
• sounding (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reporting

2

as in examining

to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)

surveyed the books at the estate sale, fondly hoping to find a rare first edition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• examining
• scanning
• reviewing
• inspecting
• viewing
• analyzing
• watching
• auditing
• scrutinizing
• overseeing
• checking (out)
• exploring
• studying
• investigating
• conning
• going over
• dissecting
• overlooking
• researching
• noticing
• observing
• combing
• perusing
• probing
• plumbing
• classifying
• parsing
• categorizing
• poring (over)
• resurveying
• delving (into)
• reinspecting
• picking over
• rereviewing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• glancing (at or over)
• skimming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surveying

Video showed civil defense crews surveying the wreckage and using bulldozers to dig people out, including children. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Instead, Dart ran the offense while surveying the defense from the shotgun. — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Guy Miller / Honolulu Civil Beat via AP Gentry Cruz, who manages the property that the storm split in half, was resigned while surveying the extent of the destruction. — Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026

On Monday, while crews were surveying for damage, first responders spotted alarming cracks around some homes, Long Beach Fire Department Capt. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Chilean and international researchers surveying the country's major breeding colonies in 2024 and 2025 found a 63% drop in active nests compared to the same sites three years earlier. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

This year, Funai, Brazil’s Indigenous affairs agency, has been surveying non-Indigenous occupants and setting aside funds to compensate them for moving out. — Marina Dias, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2026

Instead of replacing Hubble or Webb, Roman will work alongside them, surveying vast regions of the universe before its sister observatories investigate the most intriguing discoveries in greater detail. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Another goal of the telescope is to spend a month surveying all the stars in the Milky Way galaxy. — Joe Palca, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026