Synonyms for Examination
ɪgˌzæm əˈneɪ ʃənex·am·i·na·tion

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1. examination, scrutinynoun

   the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

   Synonyms:
   scrutiny, examination, exam, examen, interrogation, test, interrogatory, testing

2. examination, exam, testnoun

   a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

   "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"

   Synonyms:
   scrutiny, examination, tryout, psychometric test, trial, mental test, exam, examen, interrogation, mental testing, test, run, interrogatory, trial run, testing

3. interrogation, examination, interrogatorynoun

   formal systematic questioning

   Synonyms:
   scrutiny, examination, enquiry, test, exam, examen, interrogation, query, inquiry, interrogatory, interrogative sentence, interrogative, question, testing

4. examen, examinationnoun

   a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)

   Synonyms:
   scrutiny, examination, exam, examen, interrogation, test, interrogatory, testing

5. examination, testingnoun

   the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

   Synonyms:
   scrutiny, examination, exam, examen, interrogation, test, interrogatory, testing

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1. • Investigation

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. examinationnoun

   Synonyms:
   inspection, observation

2. examinationnoun

   Synonyms:
   inquiry, search, research, scrutiny, investigation, inquisition

3. examinationnoun

   Synonyms:
   trial by questions (in order to elicit truth or to test qualifications)

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. examinationnoun

   Synonyms:
   inquiry, autopsy, scrutiny, inspection, investigation, audit, inquest, reconnoissance, inquisition, recension, probing, review

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1. List of paraphrases for "examination":

   review, consideration, examinations, exam, reviews, interrogation, inspection, exams, study, scrutiny, test, reviewing, examine, examining, discussion, analysis, questioning, screening, investigation, audit

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. examination

   Synonyms:
   Physical examination

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1. Sophie Richardson:

   Hong Kong authorities should be working to create a political environment in which protesters do not feel the need for masks - not banning the masks, and deepening restrictions on freedom of expression, chief Executive Carrie Lam needs to agree to an examination of excessive force by police and to resume the process toward universal suffrage. Additional restrictions are only likely to inflame tensions.

2. David Ionovich Bronstein:

   A game of chess is not an examination of knowledge; it is a battle of nerves.

3. Warren Truss:

   I understand that the photographs that are available are of such detail that it may be possible to make an identification without further physical examination.

4. Jeffrey Wernick:

   Parler welcomes Rep. Maloney’s call to have the Federal Bureau of Investigation conduct a robust examination of Neither Facebook nor Twitter policies and actions.

5. Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.:

   To take the measure of oneself by reference to one's colleagues leads to envy or complacency rather than constructive self-examination.