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

Most of the people who sell their plasma tend to be under 35, unemployed, without a college degree, Black and male, according to a 2021 study based on two proprietary national surveys conducted between 2018 and 2021. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

That’s Trump’s approval rating in Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin polling average, amid a string of surveys in recent months showing his approval rating at record lows amid growing fatigue with the Iran war and its impact on the economy. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Masanori Kumagai/Kyodo News via AP Hiraguchi cited surveys showing the vast majority of Japanese supporting the death penalty as an unavoidable option. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Operators also use the aircraft for air ambulance work, maritime patrol, search and rescue, and aerial surveys. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Modern airborne geophysical surveys can map subsurface structures that older methods could not detect. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

The report’s overall findings echo trends revealed from several other surveys showing consumers turning to AI for help—especially to find deals—and starting their holiday shopping earlier. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

This was done using a mixture of radar that measured surface deformation, engineering surveys, boreholes made at the sites, and independent seismic data. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Overall, spring 2026 had the highest subway rider satisfaction since these surveys started in spring 2022, with 63 percent positive feedback, compared to 48 percent that first spring. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

This exhibition surveys the breadth of his practice, and includes a reproduction of his first Pop-art show, in 1962. — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026

As the Park District surveys the community, Lerner said the most popular facility people want to see is a walking path, followed by health and fitness equipment. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

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

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