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study

[stuhd-ee] / ˈstʌd i /
NOUN
learning, analysis
Synonyms
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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
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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
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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
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ignore neglect
WEAK
forget

Example Sentences

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Each semester, I would take my students to study frustrated users’ attempts to figure out the D.C.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

In its current phase, the project uses robotic instruments to collect spectra from millions of objects across the sky, helping scientists study how stars, black holes, and galaxies evolve over time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Campbell and colleagues had some participants in a study use ChatGPT to complete a writing assignment, and had some forgo help from the tool.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

The study analyzed average temperatures from 1950 to 2021, along with more than 26,000 daily temperature readings per state.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

I would study her as she got ready in the hostel sometimes, just like I’d watch her finish out her work shift if I arrived for duty early.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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