Synonyms of canvasses

canvasses

verb

variants also canvases

present tense third-person singular of canvass

1

as in interviews

to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information

we canvassed people all over town, asking if they would be interested in participating in a recycling program

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interviews
• surveys
• polls
• solicits
• questions
• sounds (out)
• interrogates
• circularizes
• feels (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reports

2

as in debates

to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion

canvassed all the items on the agenda

Synonyms & Similar Words

• debates
• discusses
• argues
• reviews
• disputes
• talks over
• hashes (over or out)
• bandies
• bats (around or back and forth)
• moots
• agitates
• raises
• speaks (about)
• talks (about)
• considers
• stirs up
• wrestles (with)
• broaches
• introduces
• weighs
• hammers out
• thrashes (out)
• propounds
• talks out
• forges
• deliberates
• chews over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canvasses

The quarterly survey canvasses the views from a sample of chief financial officers on the CNBC CFO Council. — Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025

Johnson said her staff canvasses neighborhoods several days a week to help connect them to resources. — Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 22 May 2024

Lastly, check out Museum Brandhorst—eye-catching for its stunning ceramic facade, and just as much so for its massive collection of Cy Twombly canvases. — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2023