Antonyms for examining
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ig-zam-in |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˈzæm ɪn |
Definition of examining
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French examiner "interrogate, question, torture," from Latin examinare "to test or try; weigh, consider, ponder," from examen "a means of weighing or testing," probably ultimately from exigere "weigh accurately" (see exact). Related: Examined; examining.
- verb analyze, test
- verb ask questions pointedly
- Clayton knew it very well, and the trick of examining the books was all a fudge.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- "I can see now that it is even so," said John, examining the parchment again.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- It is necessary that these be understood in examining this table.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Girls and women are employed in examining the bodies of the moths with microscopes.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- He had been examining a glass, a spoon and some other objects so quietly that I had not heard.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- She was examining her change as she walked along, and did not see him until he was close to her.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- He was pulling Dick to his feet and examining him anxiously.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- Examining it carefully, she could see neither seam nor stitches.
- Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
- I am acquainted with no reason for examining myself, or for being examined, about it.'
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
Synonyms for examining
- appraise
- assay
- audit
- canvass
- case
- catechize
- check
- check out
- chew over
- consider
- criticize
- cross-examine
- delve into
- dig into
- experiment
- explore
- eye
- finger
- frisk
- give the third
- give the third degree
- go into
- go over
- go through
- grill
- gun
- inquire
- inspect
- interrogate
- investigate
- judge
- look over
- look see
- measure
- parse
- pat down
- peruse
- pick at
- ponder
- pore over
- probe
- prospect
- prove
- pump
- put through the wringer
- query
- quiz
- read
- reconnoiter
- research
- review
- scan
- scope
- screen
- scrutinate
- scrutinize
- search into
- sift
- size up
- study
- survey
- sweep
- take stock of
- try
- try out
- turn over
- vet
- view
- weigh
- winnow
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