Synonyms for survey
sərˈveɪ; ˈsɜr veɪ, sərˈveɪsur·vey

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1. surveynoun

   To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country.

   Round he surveys and well might, where he stood, So high above. -John Milton.

   Synonyms:
   prospect

2. surveynoun

   To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.

   With such altered looks, . . . All pale and speechless, he surveyed me round. -John Dryden.

   Synonyms:
   retrospect, examination

3. surveyverb

   To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey land or a coast.

   Synonyms:
   poll, review

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1. survey

   To see is simply to become conscious of an object of vision; to look is to make a conscious and direct endeavor to see. To behold is to fix the sight and the mind with distinctness and consideration upon something that has come to be clearly before the eyes. We may look without seeing, as in pitch-darkness, and we may see without looking, as in case of a flash of lightning. To gaze is to look intently, long, and steadily upon an object. To glance is to look casually or momentarily. To stare is to look with a fixed intensity such as is the effect of surprise, alarm, or rudeness. To scan is to look at minutely, to note every visible feature. To inspect is to go below the surface, uncover, study item by item. View and survey are comprehensive, survey expressing the greater exactness of measurement or estimate. Watch brings in the element of time and often of wariness; we watch for a movement or change, a signal, the approach of an enemy, etc. Compare APPEAR.

   Synonyms:
   behold, contemplate, descry, discern, gaze, glance, inspect, look, regard, scan, see, stare, view, watch

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1. survey

   Synonyms:
   scan, view, inspect, reconnoitre, overlook, scrutinize, examine, superintend, review, contemplate

   Antonyms:
   ignore, miss, disregard, misobserve, misview, overlook

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1. survey, studynoun

   a detailed critical inspection

   Synonyms:
   cogitation, view, subject, report, resume, discipline, sight, subject area, work, study, sketch, subject field, written report, field, field of study, bailiwick

2. sketch, survey, resumenoun

   short descriptive summary (of events)

   Synonyms:
   resume, sketch, study, sight, cartoon, view, vignette, curriculum vitae

3. view, survey, sightverb

   the act of looking or seeing or observing

   "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"

   Synonyms:
   persuasion, wad, peck, ken, plenty, lot, perspective, batch, raft, quite a little, aspect, passel, purview, vision, view, muckle, mass, vista, good deal, study, stack, thought, mountain, pile, position, deal, opinion, prospect, scene, sentiment, panorama, eyeshot, sketch, flock, hatful, mickle, horizon, slew, heap, visual modality, mess, mint, sight, visual sense, spate, tidy sum, resume, great deal, pot

4. survey, appraiseverb

   consider in a comprehensive way

   "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"

   Synonyms:
   measure, surveil, assess, value, review, appraise, evaluate, go over, follow, valuate

5. surveyverb

   look over carefully or inspect

   "He surveyed his new classmates"

   Synonyms:
   surveil, follow, go over, appraise, review

6. surveil, follow, surveyverb

   keep under surveillance

   "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"

   Synonyms:
   take after, watch, watch over, fall out, stick with, keep up, be, comply, succeed, appraise, adopt, observe, play along, abide by, travel along, come after, go over, trace, follow, surveil, accompany, come, postdate, pursue, keep abreast, stick to, espouse, review, conform to, keep an eye on

7. review, go over, surveyverb

   hold a review (of troops)

   Synonyms:
   refresh, follow, come off, appraise, look back, go over, fall over, check into, check, check over, surveil, check up on, retrospect, check out, suss out, brush up, go off, critique, review, look into, reexamine

8. surveyverb

   make a survey of; for statistical purposes

   Synonyms:
   surveil, follow, go over, appraise, review

9. surveyverb

   plot a map of (land)

   Synonyms:
   surveil, follow, go over, appraise, review

Matched Categories

1. • Calculate
   • Examination
   • Examine
   • Study
   • Summary

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1. surveyverb

   Synonyms:
   view, observe, overlook, take a view of

2. surveyverb

   Synonyms:
   inspect, examine, scrutinize

3. surveyverb

   Synonyms:
   measure and estimate (as lands or buildings)

4. surveynoun

   Synonyms:
   view, sight, prospect

5. surveynoun

   Synonyms:
   inspection, examination, scrutiny

6. surveynoun

   Synonyms:
   mensuration (to determine areas, contours, &c.), surveying

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1. List of paraphrases for "survey":

   investigation, inquiry, study, surveys, poll, investigations, questionnaire, surveying, encuesta, investigative, investigate, enquiry, enquiries, investigating, enquête, census, inquiries, relevé, investigates, 'enquête, reconnaissance, inventory, sondage, polling, investigated, fact-finding

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How to use survey in a sentence?

1. Jesse Hurwitz:

   The survey data suggest better spending on healthcare services, in particular at outpatient care facilities and other medical service providers.

2. Janis Brett Elspas:

   On top of that, 10 years ago, I was rear-ended by a guy on his smartphone and can still picture my amazement when he got out of his car to survey the damage he caused without even removing the cell phone from his ear to stop the conversation he was having.

3. Noel Lenski:

   Thanks to this new geomagnetic survey, we have learned that the space encircled by the citys walls was fully developed and that its population was large enough even to spill beyond the citys walls, just as importantly, this was happening in a period long thought to be characterized by urban decline and demographic collapse.

4. Robert Whitney Boynton:

   One survey found that ten percent of Americans thought Joan of Arc was Noah's wife....

5. Katerina Stefanidi:

   But if we do this (survey) again, it will be reversed, then 80 percent of the athletes would want the Olympics to go ahead.