delves
Investigates with persistence
Delves is the third-person singular of delve, meaning to dig or search deeply into something.
The word rarely describes literal digging anymore; it almost always means thorough investigation or research: She delves into the archives for hours, The documentary delves into his troubled childhood.
To delve is to go beneath the surface.
Seek facts systematically
- examineStudy with attention
- scrutinizeInspect with close attention
- probeThorough examination or tool
- analyzeStudy by breaking down
study · inquire · explore · uncover · discover · research · dissect · peruse
Unearth by shoveling
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- unearthExcavate or reveal hidden
- mineOre excavation site
quarry · trench · shaft · pit · excavate · shovel · pickaxe · soil
Human-made historical objects
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- tombsChambers for the dead
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
pottery · hieroglyphs · excavation · antiquities · burial · midden · stratigraphy · dig
Lowest or innermost regions
- unknownNot yet discovered
- unchartedNot yet documented
- discoveryAct of finding something
- questSeeking journey for something
venture · plunge · immerse · penetrate · fathom · investigate · journey · probe
Concealed information
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
subterfuge · scheming · covert · hidden · enigma · undercover · deception · murky
investigate
Seek facts systematically
- examineStudy with attention
- scrutinizeInspect with close attention
- probeThorough examination or tool
analyze · study · inquire · explore · uncover · discover · research · dissect · peruse · sift
dig
Unearth by shoveling
mine · quarry · trench · shaft · pit · excavate · shovel · pickaxe · soil · stratum
artifacts
Human-made historical objects
fossils · pottery · hieroglyphs · excavation · antiquities · burial · midden · stratigraphy · dig · site
depths
Lowest or innermost regions
quest · venture · plunge · immerse · penetrate · fathom · investigate · journey · probe · frontier
secrets
Concealed information
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
clandestine · subterfuge · scheming · covert · hidden · enigma · undercover · deception · murky · shadowy