SURVEY Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈsər-ˌvā

Definition of survey

as in inspection

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

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verb

sər-ˈvā

as in to interview

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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report

as in to review

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 survey

Noun

Ground surveys can provide more detailed information at a particular site, but covering an entire subway corridor that way would be difficult. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 The second and third surveys will focus on dark matter and dark energy. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Verb

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 Nearly half of the traders, portfolio managers and strategists surveyed in a recent Bloomberg poll said short pants are fine for work. — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for survey

Recent Examples of Synonyms for survey

Noun

Give New Arrivals a Quarantine Period Even the most careful inspection isn’t foolproof, so consider also keeping plants that spent the summer outdoors separate from your indoor collection for a few weeks.

— Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026
Eat & Run passed a callback inspection Friday to reopen in time for weekend business.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of inspection

Verb

State officials did not appear to interview any witnesses or medical experts as part of their inspection of the ride.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen, a longtime friend who has interviewed Parton numerous times, celebrated the 10-time Grammy winner.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of interview

Verb

Congress now has 90 days of continuous session to review the agreement, which would go into effect absent objection.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Still, the archetypal influencer in our cultural imagination is not a man reviewing watches on YouTube or hosting a podcast from his studio in Austin.

— Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of review

Noun

Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Brown is scheduled to travel with the major-league team back to Chicago after Wednesday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks for further examination.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of examination

Verb

At Hull’s railway station an hour or so later, a few Manchester United fans are scanning the departures board near Philip Larkin’s statue, which captures the late poet mid-stride.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Visitors will use smartphones to scan codes inside the Icon Park attraction for clues that will help track down five missing artifacts and the story behind the techniques used by Tussaud.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of scan

Noun

The deal, however, may not sit comfortably with all shareholders since, even though the audit committee is independent, its members are chosen by the company’s board on which all three DraftKings cofounders, including Kalish, have a seat.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Two years after an internal audit of the Canadian federal government found that 132 pieces in its Indigenous art collection were unaccounted for, the government has still failed to locate 111 of these objects, per reports.

— News Desk, Artforum, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of audit

Verb

Movie night this past week was Taylor Sheridan’s Wind River, an absolutely devastating neo-Western that examines the injustice many Native American women face on and off the reservation.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Now, in this new study, the international team examined the curious fossil under cross-polarized light, allowing more of its structure to be visible.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026