Synonyms and Antonyms of examine

synonym (synonym of examine)

  • (verb.cognition)
    analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass, study
    consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    see
    observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    probe
    question or examine thoroughly and closely (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    essay, prove, test, try, try out
    put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to (verb.social)
     

hypernym (examine IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to (verb.social)
    evaluate, judge, pass judgment
    form a critical opinion of (verb.cognition)
     
  • question closely (verb.communication)
    query, question
    pose a question (verb.communication)
     
  • question or examine thoroughly and closely (verb.communication)
    investigate, look into
    investigate scientifically (verb.communication)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF examine relation)

  • consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning (verb.cognition)
    anatomize
    analyze down to the smallest detail (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    diagnose, name
    determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    diagnose
    subject to a medical analysis (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    appraise, survey
    consider in a comprehensive way (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    survey
    make a survey of; for statistical purposes (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out
    examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    assay
    analyze (chemical substances) (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    reexamine, review
    look at again; examine again (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    audit, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    screen
    examine methodically (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    follow, trace
    follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    investigate, look into
    investigate scientifically (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    sieve, sift
    check and sort carefully (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    consider, look at, view
    look at carefully; study mentally (verb.perception)
     
  • observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect (verb.perception)
    search
    subject to a search (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    x-ray
    examine by taking x-rays (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    candle
    examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    autopsy
    perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    auscultate
    examine by auscultation (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    glance over, rake, run down, scan, skim
    examine hastily (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    scan
    examine minutely or intensely (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    scrutinise, scrutinize, size up, take stock
    to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    look, search
    search or seek (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    inspect
    look over carefully (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.social)
    check
    make an examination or investigation (verb.social)
     
  • put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to (verb.social)
    control, verify
    check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    float
    circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    field-test
    test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used (verb.social)
     
  • question closely (verb.communication)
    quiz, test
    examine someone's knowledge of something (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    cross examine, cross question
    question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    catechise, catechize
    examine through questioning and answering (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    grill
    examine thoroughly (verb.communication)
     
  • question or examine thoroughly and closely (verb.communication)
    enquire, inquire, investigate
    conduct an inquiry or investigation of (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    re-examine
    question after cross-examination by opposing counsel (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    hear, try
    examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process (verb.social)
     

entail (entailment relations of examine)

  • observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect (verb.perception)
    look
    perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards (verb.perception)
     

derivation (.... is derived from examine)

  • consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning (verb.cognition)
    study, survey
    a detailed critical inspection (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    analyser, analyzer
    an instrument that performs analyses (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    analysis, analytic thinking
    the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    examen, examination
    a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.person)
    analyst
    someone who is skilled at analyzing data (noun.person)
     
  • observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect (verb.perception)
    examination, scrutiny
    the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    examiner, inspector
    an investigator who observes carefully (noun.person)
     
  • put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to (verb.social)
    testing
    the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    test, trial
    the act of undergoing testing (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    test, trial, trial run, tryout
    trying something to find out about it (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.person)
    examiner, quizzer, tester
    someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    attempter, essayer, trier
    one who tries (noun.person)
     
  • question closely (verb.communication)
    examination, testing
    the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    examination, interrogation, interrogatory
    formal systematic questioning (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    exam, examination, test
    a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    examinee, testee
    someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination) (noun.person)
     
  • question or examine thoroughly and closely (verb.communication)
    investigation, probe
    an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities (noun.cognition)
     
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