Synonyms of surveys

surveys 1 of 2

noun

plural of survey

as in inspections

a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition

a survey of the premises revealed that four of the exit doors were locked

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inspections
• audits
• examinations
• scrutinies
• scans
• reviews
• analyses
• views
• checkups
• studies
• investigations
• checks
• researches
• look-sees
• explorations
• goings-over
• resurveys
• observations
• probes
• assays
• dissections
• deconstructions
• interrogations
• inquisitions
• reinspections
• close-ups
• perusals
• rechecks
• surveillances
• watches
• test-drives
• checkouts
• trial runs
• once-overs

surveys

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of survey

1

as in interviews

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

surveyed the medical residents and found out that 60% of them don't think they get enough sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reports

2

as in reviews

to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)

surveyed the books at the estate sale, fondly hoping to find a rare first edition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reviews
• scans
• examines
• inspects
• audits
• views
• checks (out)
• analyzes
• watches
• scrutinizes
• studies
• oversees
• goes over
• notices
• cons
• explores
• researches
• investigates
• probes
• overlooks
• dissects
• peruses
• observes
• combs
• pores (over)
• parses
• resurveys
• categorizes
• delves (into)
• classifies
• plumbs
• reinspects
• picks over
• rereviews

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glances (at or over)
• misses
• skims

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surveys

Noun

That list was culled to 1,015 firms, and finalists completed surveys to confirm key details. — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,kelli Grant, Cfp®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Multiple surveys now show almost two-thirds of Americans disapprove of how Trump is doing his job. — Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Oct. 2026

Taken together, the surveys describe a stable afternoon occasion for eating and drinking that sits outside traditional mealtimes. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

Large private surveys of students at multiple colleges consistently estimate that 1 in 5 college women are assaulted while attending university. — Kaitlyn M. Sims, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Many consumer surveys about AI revolve around their readiness. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

The competing polls offer different snapshots of voter opinion, with the wording of the question being one key difference between the surveys. — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Some researchers suggest that past surveys already undercounted people who are deaf or blind or use wheelchairs. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026

Unedited excerpts from the surveys, in which candidates lay out detailed goals and policy analysis, can be found at the links below. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Verb

Plus, Louis Menand probes the business of punctuation, and Margaret Talbot surveys the literature on the question of why fewer people are choosing to have children. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

The index also surveys a variety of miscellaneous costs, including for prepared food and personal services. — Ava Hu, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

In this southeast corner of England, farmer Andrew Barr surveys his fields, wondering what on earth to plant next. — Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026

As the Park District surveys the community, Lerner said the most popular facility people want to see is a walking path, followed by health and fitness equipment. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

The company organizes thousands of AI agents into statistically representative populations—each agent assigned an age, an income, a zip code, a gender, among other things—and surveys them in place of human respondents. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 June 2026

Sartori surveys the lagoon weekly by boat for signs of nesting, which would indicate a self-sustaining Venetian colony. — ABC News, 30 May 2026

Their first album in nine years, Paradessence, surveys a global landscape defined by genocide, climate catastrophe, and post-pandemic disorder with clarity, weaving unnerving builds with gorgeous, blooming moments best listened to in one fell swoop. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026

The Fed surveys a broad range of market contacts each spring and fall, and the Spring 2026 results paint a picture of a market grappling with an unusually wide range of tail risks. — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026