What is another word for investigating?

Pronunciation: [ɪnvˈɛstɪɡˌe͡ɪtɪŋ] (IPA)

Investigation is the process of searching for and examining information, evidence, or facts for a specific purpose. Alternative words that can be used for "investigating" include researching, exploring, analyzing, scrutinizing, inspecting, probing, examining, and delving into. Each of these synonyms represents a different aspect of investigation, such as researching being more focused on gathering information, exploring indicating a broader scope of investigation, and scrutinizing being a more thorough and critical examination. Utilizing various synonyms for investigating can provide a more diverse and nuanced approach to uncovering the truth or solving a problem. Regardless of which word is chosen, investigating requires an open and curious mind, as well as attention to detail and a willingness to persevere in the face of challenges.

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Usage examples for Investigating

He has resided usually at Kilkieran, and spends his time traversing the property in all directions, investigating questions of rent, wages, and tenure of land.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
The name of the vessel is a good deal like our own, and Smith thought that we had been taken at first, and began a lot of investigating.
"The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island"
Cyril Burleigh
At the moment that Silas saw him, the man seemed to be using his eyes in investigating the other corner of the room, for he did not know for a moment that he was detected.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe

Famous quotes with Investigating

  • It is by doubting that we come to investigate, and by investigating that we recognize the truth.
    Peter Abelard
  • Cops and robbers resemble each other, so there's not a lot to learn in terms of learning the logistics of committing the crime or investigating the crime.
    Andre Braugher
  • I was employed as an investigator and my particular team, we were investigating the role of the business community in the genocide and we identified a bunch of leaders of the business community and I investigated two people.
    Tony Greig
  • If all consciousness is subject to essential laws in a manner similar to that in which spatial reality is subject to mathematical laws, then these essential laws will be of most fertile significance in investigating facts of the conscious life of human and brute animals.
    Edmund Husserl
  • I'm sure they're investigating everyone who was in the area.
    Richard Jewell

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