Synonyms of explores

explores

verb

present tense third-person singular of explore

1

as in investigates

to search through or into

communities must explore new ways of raising money for their cultural institutions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• investigates
• examines
• inspects
• looks (into)
• researches
• scans
• probes
• delves (into)
• digs (into)
• inquires (into)
• views
• studies
• checks up on
• checks into
• sifts
• peruses
• skims (through)
• thumbs (through)
• surfs
• browses
• cruises
• reinvestigates

2

as in searches

to go into or range over for purposes of discovery

we must continue to explore the depths of the ocean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• searches
• probes
• discovers
• prospects
• hunts
• reveals
• discloses
• unearths
• skirrs
• scouts
• plumbs
• reconnoiters
• fathoms
• sounds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of explores

Her work explores themes of memory, identity and the emotional textures of daily life. — New York Times Games, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

New Investigation Discovery series The Serial Killer Connection explores those through the case of true monster Richard Evonitz, who kidnapped and killed at least three teenage girls in the '80s and '90s. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

What readers are saying The conversation explores a range of opinions on the role of college sports and the involvement of Congress in regulating it. — Nick Saban, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Based on the best-selling novel by Johanna Hedman and produced by SF Studios, the series explores the relationship of three young lovers as university students, both from the perspective of their youth and looking back from a distance. — Peter White, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Ireland has been working on the play, which explores the impact of domestic violence, for more than a decade. — Carey Purcell, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Tara Badstubner explores why recent ghosts are (actually) haunting us. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

The Lantern mythos has long involved inheritance, through its rings being passed down, but the show explores the weight of that inheritance by tethering it to fear. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

Literary Agency, Germany The debut novel explores family grief and trauma, generational friction, and memory through a narrative puzzle emerging from diaries and testimonies. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026