STUDIES Synonyms: 169 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of study

as in investigations

a systematic search for the truth or facts about something conducted a study to determine the sleep needs of adolescents

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as in trances

the state of being lost in thought found her staring at the fire in a deep study

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as in considerations

a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something the idea is under study by the city council

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verb

present tense third-person singular of study

as in researches

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

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as in learns

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

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as in debates

to give serious and careful thought to scientists who study the origin of the universe

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Graham is a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, a professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy, and a senior scientist at Gallup, whose World Poll supplied the data for her latest paper. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 Earlier studies collected nearly 200 kill dates from beneath them—not one is older than 2,000 years. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026 Research suggests nasal breathing may lower the likelihood of developing allergies, and preliminary studies link resting nasal breathing to lower blood pressure than mouth breathing. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026 Yet many studies have found that most women who commit filicide have, like Nakira, never been in trouble with the law before. — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026 In another set of studies, adults who made more frequent and extreme upward comparisons reported an immediate decline in self-evaluation and cumulative declines in self-esteem and life satisfaction over a browsing session. — Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026 Two studies showed significant improvements in obstructive sleep apnea metrics. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026 That compound, known as BPC-157, has shown potential anti-inflammatory effects in some animal and lab studies but has not yet been subject to large-scale human testing for safety or effectiveness. — Renée Onque, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026 The company’s two studies missed 86% and 79% of stage 1 cancers and about two-thirds of stage 2 cancers. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026

Verb

Brazilian political scientist Jairo Nicolau, who studies presidential elections, said one of the most striking features of this year's contest was the rigidity of Brazilians' political allegiances. — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026 Shelie Miller, a University of Michigan professor who studies the environmental impacts of products, said Halloween costumes, like fast fashion, are often made cheaply from plastic materials. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 Virginia Commonwealth University professor Victor Chen, who studies labor issues as a sociologist, said Friday that the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders were likely helped by having such a high profile and the Netflix show. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026 This sleek device intelligently studies your daily temperature preferences and utilizes adaptive eco-settings to save energy automatically. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026 Helene Margolis, an epidemiologist at UC Davis who studies the intersection between public health and climate change and was the lead author for the Sacramento Valley section of the assessment, called it empowering. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Anil Seth, a neuroscientist at the University of Sussex in Brighton, England, who studies consciousness, is skeptical that such experiments can tell us anything useful. — Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2026 Shelie Miller, who studies sustainability at the University of Michigan, understands how an acorn squash can end up in your cart without a plan. — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 So to make up for that, Viel studies his opponents to find ways to overcome his lack of height. — Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Even so, should Democrats take back the House next month, Musk would face congressional investigations — and lawmakers would closely scrutinize any attempts to merge his companies.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Omar has denounced the investigations as a politically motivated conspiracy against her, and used it to urge supporters to donate to her reelection campaign.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of investigations

Verb

Now, Muse is attracting similar attention, partly because of how the assistant learns about the person on the other side of the conversation.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
But litigation could be financially ruinous to Taylor & Byrne, as Nick learns from a disgruntled Bernard (Steve Furst), the firm’s finance guy.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of learns

Verb

But on Monday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likened many of the investors drawn to the AI boom to gamblers and questioned the economics of AI labs as Wall Street debates whether the AI bubble will burst.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Co-star Tom Blyth will surely hold his own in Michael Arden’s production of a play that debates whether the rule of law in a democracy can fully protect us from a dangerous world.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of debates

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Specialists must evaluate a patient's symptoms, medical history, neurological examinations and imaging results to determine whether the disease is present.

— Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Jean also said at least a dozen children underwent medical examinations and that Osbeck lacked the documentation required to operate an orphanage.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of examinations

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The vote, which had been scheduled for last week, was delayed after two days of deliberations because of growing wariness among Egyptians concerned about an intervention in Yemen's long-running conflict.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The vote, which had been scheduled for last week, was delayed after two days of deliberations because of growing wariness among Egyptians concerned about an intervention in Yemen’s long-running conflict.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

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