scoping out
Checking the scene
Scoping out means surveying or assessing something, usually before taking action.
You might scope out a restaurant before making a reservation, or scope out the competition before launching a product.
The phrase suggests casual reconnaissance—gathering information without commitment: Let's scope out the neighborhood before we decide to move there.
- examiningInspecting with care
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- investigateSeek facts systematically
- exploringTraveling to learn firsthand
- searchingLooking to find
reconnaissance · locating · observing · scout · surveying · detecting · assessing · prospecting · look around · tracking · analyzing · preparing · sizing up · uncovering · eyeing · watching · identifying · probing
scoping outignoring
Deliberately not noticing
overlooking · disregarding · avoiding · turning a blind eye · neglecting
scoping outdiving in
Starting with full commitment
jumping in · going all in · taking the plunge · committing · plunging in
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