canvased

Went door-to-door

Canvased is a past tense of canvas, an alternative spelling of canvassed.

To canvas a neighborhood is to go door to door soliciting votes, opinions, or sales: Campaign volunteers canvased the district before the election.

The spelling with one S is less common but acceptable.

soliciting

solicited

Asked for purposefully

lobbied · urged · polled · questioned · interviewed · consulted · approached · contacted · doorknocked · outreached

electoral

campaign

Organized effort toward goal

candidates · polling · precincts · electorate · primaries · turnout · doorstep · grassroots · volunteers · swing

surveying

examined

Looked at closely

investigated · researched · studied · mapped · charted · assessed · evaluated · reviewed · checked · observed

fabric

weave

Interlace strands into fabric

hessian · twill · sailcloth · tarpaulin · duck · covering · tent · awning · tote · bag

Opposites
active solicitation vs. passive waiting

canvasedwaited

Stayed in expectation

ignored · neglected · abstained · overlooked · withheld

coverage/thoroughness

canvaseduntouched

Not contacted or affected

unexamined · unvisited · unsurveyed · unconsulted · uncontacted

Phrases
Family

canvas, canvases, canvassing, canvasser, canvassers, canvasback, canvasing

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G