SURVEYING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

surveying

verb

Definition of surveying

present participle of survey

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

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reporting

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

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Recent Examples of surveying 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 Anne Dressen, a curator at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, has been researching these questions by surveying hundreds of museum labels and wall texts across Europe and the US. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 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 After surveying players over the years, the NFL will now make the Pro Bowl effectively an individual performance award. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Sacramento Regional Transit is surveying riders about access to the Roseville Road light rail station, which has been hard to reach since a 2021 fire closed the nearby Grand Avenue bridge. — Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Los Angeles Police Department officers were seen surveying the scene of the crash. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveying

Verb

Observe the work for 30 to 60 days rather than interviewing people about it.

— Manish Garg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Strahan is interviewing Ariana Grande, who just became engaged to Davidson, for ABC News.

— Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of interviewing

Verb

One probe is examining the software’s role in several Tesla crashes in fog, sun glare and other low-visibility conditions, including one in which a pedestrian was killed.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors objected to removing anyone, arguing there was no way to determine who was right or wrong without improperly examining the jury’s private deliberations.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of examining

Verb

Clinical Trial Recruitment AI can accelerate clinical trial participant matching by scanning records against eligibility criteria, shortening recruitment dramatically.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
As the children played and the adults talked, Rose kept noticing her husband looking toward the water, scanning the horizon.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of scanning

Verb

After reviewing the evidence, an internal review board was divided on whether Garcia-Alamilla was justified in using deadly force.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Finding relevant evidence may require searching multiple databases, reviewing individual studies, and comparing current clinical guidelines.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of reviewing

Verb

At a key power plant that was severely damaged by the floods, workers started inspecting the facilities Sunday to survey the destruction.

— Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
On top of that, the trio of experienced measurers who officially scored the antlers, spending hours inspecting and measuring the rack, all vouched for the deer.

— Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of inspecting

Verb

During an operation, a surgeon controls robotic arms fitted with small instruments while viewing the surgical area through a three-dimensional vision system.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
On the plus side, the viewing angle is pretty wide at 178 degrees, so even four people wide, taking turns playing games, will all see the screen just fine.

— Joe Salas August 28, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026

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