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Perusal

The act of perusing; studying something carefully.

📖 Definitions of "Perusal"

noun

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The act of perusing; studying something carefully.

🔄 Synonyms of "Perusal"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
perusingnoun	Synonym of perusal.
studyingnoun	The action of the verb to study.
poring overnoun	reading carefully with intent to remember

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Perusal"

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Word	Definition
studyingnoun	The action of the verb to study.
poring overnoun	reading carefully with intent to remember
readnoun	A reading or an act of reading, especially of an actor's part of a play or a piece of stored data.
examinationnoun	(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.
reviewnoun	An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
readingnoun	The process of interpreting written language.
consultationnoun	An appointment or meeting with a professional person, such as a doctor.
querynoun	A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
intentionnoun	A course of action that a person intends to follow.
intentnoun	Something that is intended.
considerationnoun	The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
examnoun	(informal) Clipping of examination, especially when meaning “test” or in compound terms. [The act of examining.]
scrutinynoun	Intense study of someone or something.
studynoun	Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
disquisitionnoun	A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.
inquirynoun	The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
researchnoun	(uncountable, countable in some dialects) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to one's self).
studienoun	Obsolete spelling of study. [Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.]
voyeurismnoun	The derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching unsuspecting people secretly, especially when those being watched are undressed or undressing, toileting, or engaging in sexual activity.
epigraphynoun	The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.