Antonyms for examination
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ig-zam-uh-ney-shuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˌzæm əˈneɪ ʃən |
Definition of examination
Origin :- late 14c., "action of testing or judging; judicial inquiry," from Old French examinacion, from Latin examinationem (nominative examinatio), noun of action from past participle stem of examinare (see examine). Sense of "test of knowledge" is attested from 1610s.
- noun test, analysis
- noun medical checkup
- You must propose an examination of his affairs on the part of the church.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- From the moment of their arrest, the examination proceeded with great rapidity.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Had I been subject only to his examination, my ordeal would not have been severe.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- It will not be necessary to repeat in detail the course of my examination.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- His sufferings were so acute that a minute examination of his injuries could not be made.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Renmark waited until the examination was over, and then went out to find her.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- Soon after his return, on the 8th of April 1777, he passed his examination for a lieutenancy.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- At length he arose from his knees, satisfied with the result of the examination.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- It was the first examination which had ever come to him in this exciting way.
- Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
- The long winter term was over; to-day and tomorrow were to be days of examination.
- Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
Synonyms for examination
- assay
- audit
- autopsy
- battery
- biopsy
- blue book
- breakdown
- canvass
- catechism
- checking
- checkup
- cross-examination
- diagnosis
- dissection
- exam
- experiment
- exploration
- final
- grilling
- inquest
- inquiry
- inquisition
- inspection
- interrogation
- investigation
- legwork
- make-up
- observation
- once-over
- oral
- perlustration
- perusal
- physical
- postoperative
- probe
- quest
- questioning
- questionnaire
- quiz
- raid
- reconnaissance
- research
- review
- scan
- scrutiny
- search
- study
- survey
- test
- the eye
- third degree
- trial
- tryout
- view
- written
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