Antonyms for surveying

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ser-vey-ing

Phonetic Transcription : sərˈveɪ ɪŋ

Definition of surveying

Origin : late 14c. "to consider, contemplate" (implied in surveyance), from Old French surveeir, from Medieval Latin supervidere "oversee" (see supervise). Meaning "examine the condition of" is from mid-15c. That of "to take linear measurements of a tract of ground" is recorded from 1540s. Related: Surveyed; surveying.

verb scrutinize, take stock of

Example sentences :

I can afford to give Jim more than he can make at surveying.
Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous

"They haven't found us yet," said Morgan, surveying the looped end of the rope ladder.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

Surveying this in the glass, however, he became perceptibly reconciled.
Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

“They are there,” said I, surveying from my vantage-ground the thinning ranks.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

Von Francius turned, surveying me from head to foot, with a smile.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

You better let me have her all the time we are surveying the land.
Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt

He was surveying the action of the white substance and judging the time of the process by it.
Extract from : « Raiders Invisible » by Desmond Winter Hall

Has the mind the power of surveying its whole domain at one and the same time?
Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato

Her father, surveying the parties grimly, replied that he did not know.
Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

And you”––surveying her face, which had the freshness of morn––“look younger!
Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham

Synonyms for surveying

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