EXAMINATION Synonyms

• trying something to find out about it

• any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc

• a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

• the act of undergoing testing

• the act of testing something

• a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins

• put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

• test or examine for the presence of disease or infection

• examine someone's knowledge of something

• show a certain characteristic when tested

• achieve a certain score or rating on a test

• determine the presence or properties of (a substance)

• undergo a test

• an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

• the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations

• a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed

• the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'

• a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation

• a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud

• the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

• an amount determined as payable

• the market value set on assets

• the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event

• act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of

• an appraisal of the value of something

• a search for knowledge

• an instance of questioning

• a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest

• a formal or official examination

• an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

• the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

• a new appraisal or evaluation

• an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

• a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

• (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data

• a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

• a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art

• a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

• (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)

• practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory

• a formal or official examination

• look at again; examine again

• appraise critically

• hold a review (of troops)

• refresh one's memory

• look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember

• a detailed critical inspection

• short descriptive summary (of events)

• the act of looking or seeing or observing

• consider in a comprehensive way

• look over carefully or inspect

• keep under surveillance

• hold a review (of troops)

• make a survey of; for statistical purposes

• plot a map of (land)

• a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

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

• a critical study (as of a writer's work)

• a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

• a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder

• formal systematic questioning

• an instance of questioning

• relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation

• formal systematic questioning

• the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works

• an examination of the characteristics of something

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