Thesaurus / investigate
FEEDBACKsynonyms for investigate
synonyms for investigate
- consider
- examine
- explore
- inspect
- interrogate
- probe
- question
- review
- scrutinize
- search
- study
- bug
- case
- delve
- dig
- eyeball
- frisk
- inquire
- muckrake
- poke
- prospect
- pry
- read
- reconnoiter
- research
- scout
- sift
- spy
- tap
- wiretap
- be all ears
- check out
- check over
- check up
- feel out
- give the once over
- go into
- inquisite
- listen in
- look into
- look over
- look-see
- make inquiry
- nose around
- put to the test
- run down
- stake out
See also synonyms for: investigated / investigating
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- assaying
- beating a dead horse
- chewing over
- confabbing
- considering
- estimating
- evaluating
- figuring
- figuring out
- getting down to brass tacks
- hashing
- inspecting
- interpreting
- investigating
- judging
- kicking around
- rehashing
- resolving
- scrutinizing
- sort out
- spelling out
- studying
- talk game
- testing
- thinking through
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