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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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Even a two-week gap between vaccination and birth can be long enough to protect babies born a little early, the study shows.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The FDA had earlier asked the company to do a study evaluating whether the flavors help adult smokers quit more effectively than tobacco flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Gordon Gottsegen shared two important findings from a study of 100 years of stock-market data.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

After Harelly moved to the Bay Area to study creative writing at San Francisco State University, the bookworm felt a massive disconnect from the Eurocentric, English work she was assigned to read in her classes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

I needed to leave space for books for last-minute study and for my water bottle, which I was going to need.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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