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to cook food in oil or fat over heat, usually until it is brown

Skimming through and writing up (Studying phrasal verbs)

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Thesaurus for Research

Related terms for research - synonyms, antonyms and sentences with research, similar meaning.

• investigate
• investigation
• examination
• exploration
• investigating
• inquire into

Opposite meaning

• leaf through
• scan through
• accept as true
• benightedness
• brainlessness
• foolishness
• have faith in

Common usage

• civil service examination
• organic poetry
• on the trail of something
• see appendix
• sample size
• eminent scholar
• scientific achievements
• analytical methods
• statistical methods
• specific areas
• distinguished scholar
• enquire impertinently into
• think aloud
• publish widely

Sentence Examples

Proper usage in context.

• He who does not research has nothing to teach
• Many of our research projects will fail Bill Gates
• Research is creating new knowledge Neil Armstrong
• Research serves to make building stones out of stumbling blocks Arthur D. Little
• Enough research will tend to support your conclusions Arthur Bloch

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Synonyms for research rɪˈsɜrtʃ, ˈri sɜrtʃ re·search, this thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word research ., wiktionary rate these synonyms: 2.0 / 7 votes.

research noun

Synonyms: investigation , exploration , examination , study , researches , inquiry , scrutiny

To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.

Synonyms: investigation , researches , exploration , examination , study , inquiry , scrutiny

• research verb

To make an extensive investigation into.

Synonyms: scrutiny , examination , study , inquiry , investigation , exploration , researches

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms Rate these synonyms: 3.7 / 3 votes

Synonyms: investigation , inquiry , scrutiny , examination , exploration , learning , lore , discovery , elaboration , elimination

Antonyms: ignorance , superficiality , sciolism , misinvestigation , shallowness , oversight , inobservance

Princeton's WordNet Rate these synonyms: 1.8 / 5 votes

systematic investigation to establish facts

Synonyms: enquiry , inquiry

inquiry, enquiry, research verb

a search for knowledge

"their pottery deserves more research than it has received"

Synonyms: enquiry , inquiry , interrogation , query , question

attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner

"The student researched the history of that word"

Synonyms: search , explore

research, search, explore verb

inquire into

"the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"

Synonyms: seek , search , explore , look , look for

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Dictionary of English Synonymes Rate these synonyms: 3.0 / 2 votes

Synonyms: investigation , inquiry , scrutiny , examination , exploration , study , careful search

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List of paraphrases for "research":

search , investigation , study , investigations , recherche , studies , inquiry , searches , searching , researches , investigative , recherches , researching , investigational , researchers , quest , ricerca , r , investigación , studying , finding , investigaciones , forschung , looking , retrieval , fact-finding , researcher , investigatorship , investigate , enquiry , seeking , pursuit , investigating , pesquisa , studied , examine , onderzoek , investigatory , research-based , inquiries

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How to use research in a sentence?

Research evidence has been growing on the association between sedentary behavior -- primarily TV watching -- and a variety of diseases, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer, Type 2 diabetes and overall mortality.

Diana Fredlund :

We would prefer not to have to kill the birds but this is based on the science and the research that we've been doing for years.

Steven Hamburg :

We have to help catalyze the research and development and the learning, so we really understand what are options are.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox :

Legislation that impacts our most vulnerable youth requires careful consideration and deliberation. While not a perfect bill, we are grateful for Sen. Kennedy’s more nuanced and thoughtful approach to this terribly divisive issue, more and more experts, states and countries around the world are pausing these permanent and life-altering treatments for new patients until more and better research can help determine the long-term consequences.

Neil Murphy :

A lot more research is needed to tease apart what it is in coffee that might be having these effects.

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