study

The word “study” has 2 syllables: stud-y

It's pronounced as /ˈstʌd.i/

What is synonym and antonym for study?

In the thesaurus, “study” has 140 synonyms and 16 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for study along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for study

absentmindedness
absorb
absorption
abstraction
accept
account
advisement
agonizing
analyze
apprehend
assimilate
audit
believe
challenge
check
checkup
chew on
chew over
chimera
cogitate
cogitation
comprehend
con
conceit
conceive
conclude
consider
consideration
contemplate
contemplation
cram
cross-examination
daydream
daydreaming
debate
deduce
deliberate
deliberation
delusion
delving
diagnosis
digest
disquisition
dream
entertain
examen
examination
exploration
explore
eye
fancy
fantasm
fantasy
feeler
figment
find out
get
go over
go through
going-over
grasp
grilling
grind
hallucination
hearing
hesitation
illusion
indecision
inquest
inquiry
inquisition
inspection
interrogation
introspection
investigation
kick around
know
learn
look at
meditate
meditation
memorize
mind
musing
opine
perpend
phantasm
phantasy
pipe dream
poll
ponder
pondering
premeditation
preoccupation
probation
probe
probing
query
quest
question
questionary
questionnaire
quiz
read
reason
recall
recollect
reflection
rehearing
reinvestigation
relive
remember
reminisce
research
restudy
retain
reverie
revery
review
revolve
ruminate
rumination
second-guess
self-examination
self-exploration
self-questioning
self-reflection
self-scrutiny
soul-searching
survey
swot
thought
trance
trial
turn
understand
unreality
vision
weigh
woolgathering

Antonyms for study

dismiss
disregard
disremember
forget
ignore
misremember
neglect
overlook
overpass
pass over
pooh
pooh-pooh
reject
short shrift
slight
unlearn

Meanings of study

verb
1. (usually academic) To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
2. (academic) To take a course or courses on a subject.
3. To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice.
4. To look at minutely.
5. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
6. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
noun
1. Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
2. The act of studying or examining; examination.
3. Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
4. A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.
5. An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
6. The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind.
7. A piece for special practice; an étude.
8. (academic) An academic publication.
9. One who commits a theatrical part to memory.
10. A state of mental perplexity or worried thought.
11. Thought, as directed to a specific purpose; one's concern.

Example Sentences

She needs to study hard for the upcoming exams.
Scientists continue to study the effects of global warming.
He went abroad to study architecture at a prestigious university.
The doctor began a study on the long-term effects of the new medication.
They decided to study the data carefully before making any conclusions.

On this page you'll find 156 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to study, such as: absentmindedness, absorb, absorption, abstraction, accept, account, advisement.

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