Synonyms of surveys

surveys 1 of 2

noun

plural of survey

as in inspections

a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition

a survey of the premises revealed that four of the exit doors were locked

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inspections
• audits
• examinations
• scrutinies
• scans
• reviews
• analyses
• views
• checkups
• studies
• investigations
• checks
• researches
• look-sees
• explorations
• goings-over
• resurveys
• observations
• probes
• assays
• dissections
• deconstructions
• interrogations
• inquisitions
• reinspections
• close-ups
• perusals
• rechecks
• surveillances
• watches
• test-drives
• checkouts
• trial runs
• once-overs

surveys

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of survey

1

as in interviews

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

• interviews
• polls
• canvasses
• questions
• solicits
• sounds (out)
• circularizes
• interrogates
• feels (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reports

2

as in reviews

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

• reviews
• scans
• examines
• inspects
• audits
• views
• checks (out)
• analyzes
• watches
• scrutinizes
• studies
• oversees
• goes over
• notices
• cons
• explores
• researches
• investigates
• probes
• overlooks
• dissects
• peruses
• observes
• combs
• pores (over)
• parses
• resurveys
• categorizes
• delves (into)
• classifies
• plumbs
• reinspects
• picks over
• rereviews

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glances (at or over)
• misses
• skims

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surveys

Noun

Americans have unmistakably soured on the economy, according to various surveys, as the economic shocks of recent years have driven up the cost of living. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

These would include geophysical surveys, biological sampling and oceanographic measurements. — Dánica Coto, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

The new Federal Reserve chairman has asked for fresh thinking on the quality and timeliness of data, potentially meaning the Fed will collect more real-time data rather than relying on backdated surveys. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 July 2026

In the future, these types of drones could help in ecological and industrial surveys. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

The leading challenger is Gadi Eisenkot, whose new centrist party has drawn even with or edged ahead of Netanyahu’s Likud party in some recent surveys. — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

In the summer of 2025, Putnam received a text from El Fernekees Hartshorn, a recent University of Rhode Island graduate who had worked with her on invasive species surveys. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Organizations spend enormous resources trying to create a sense of belonging from the center through onboarding experiences, engagement surveys, retreats, values statements, and culture programs. — Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026

Donaldson and her research team worked with data from surveys administered to principals from across the country, as well as qualitative interviews with principals from Connecticut, Washington, and Tennessee. — Mac Murray, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026

Verb

The company organizes thousands of AI agents into statistically representative populations—each agent assigned an age, an income, a zip code, a gender, among other things—and surveys them in place of human respondents. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 June 2026

Sartori surveys the lagoon weekly by boat for signs of nesting, which would indicate a self-sustaining Venetian colony. — ABC News, 30 May 2026

That would be the drummer, Binzer (Rory Keenan), who sits at the back of the stage, surveys the group and the roomful of revellers, and pliably makes adjustments that keep the party going. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2026

Their first album in nine years, Paradessence, surveys a global landscape defined by genocide, climate catastrophe, and post-pandemic disorder with clarity, weaving unnerving builds with gorgeous, blooming moments best listened to in one fell swoop. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026

The Fed surveys a broad range of market contacts each spring and fall, and the Spring 2026 results paint a picture of a market grappling with an unusually wide range of tail risks. — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026

Donaldson, who has popped by to film a check-in with the contestants, surveys the chaos. — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026

Even with this week’s decrease, the average Miami-area price is more than a penny higher per gallon than a month ago and 98 cents higher than a year ago, according to GasBuddy, a national fuel monitoring service that surveys nearly 1,700 stations in South Florida. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026

The Tate show, which surveys the efforts of Nigerian artists and artistic groups both before and after the country declared national independence from British colonial rule, underscores the spirit of self-determination, and of aesthetic and artistic inquiry, that drew Lawrence in the first place. — Michael Lobel, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026