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study

[stuhd-ee] / ˈstʌd i /
NOUN
learning, analysis
Synonyms
STRONGEST
application class consideration course debate examination exercise inquiry inspection investigation research review subject survey
STRONG
abstraction analyzing attention cogitation comparison concentration contemplation cramming deliberation lesson meditation memorizing muse musing pondering questioning reading reasoning reflection reverie rumination schoolwork scrutiny thought trance weighing
WEAK
academic work
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance neglect negligence
STRONG
disregard
VERB
contemplate, learn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consider examine learn ponder pore over read think
STRONG
coach cogitate cram dig excogitate grind inquire lucubrate meditate mind peruse plug plunge refresh tutor weigh
WEAK
apply oneself bone up brood over burn midnight oil bury oneself in crack the books dive into go into go over hit the books learn the ropes mull over perpend polish up read up think out think over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disregard forget ignore neglect
VERB
examine, analyze
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inspect investigate read research scrutinize survey view
STRONG
brainstorm canvass case compare deliberate figure peruse scope
WEAK
check out check over check up do research give the eagle eye keep tabs look into sort out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore neglect
WEAK
forget

Example Sentences

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PowerWash Simulator has even been the subject of an Oxford University study, which looked at whether video games affected players' wellbeing.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

That think, as it happens, is now available in “Those Who Are About to Die,” Harry Sidebottom’s excellent study of the gladiator in the various aspects of his life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The kids in the study were just starting elementary school when they joined.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The persistence of this faith despite repeated evidence reminds me of the famous 1950s study of cult members who kept expecting UFOs to arrive.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Elliot said, his face a study of intensity as he searched each of the men’s faces in the moonlight.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.