studies

Investigates with care

Studies are focused efforts to learn or understand something, whether formal academic work or personal investigation: She completed her studies in biology, He's deep in his studies.

A study is also a room designated for reading and work, or a careful examination: a study of migration patterns.

To study is to apply oneself to learning: I need to study for the exam.

Something that studies well rewards close attention.

research

empirical

Based on observation, not theory

publication · laboratory · fieldwork · qualitative · quantitative · hypothesis · statistics · survey · sample · ethnography

academic

curriculum

Educational program's content plan

seminar · university · college · thesis · dissertation · undergraduate · graduate · degree · credits · transcript

learning

comprehension

Mental understanding of meaning

reflection · retention · review · revision · note-taking · flashcards · cramming · understanding · absorption · focus

discipline

anthropology

Study of human cultures

biology · physics · chemistry · philosophy · linguistics · archaeology · geography · astronomy · botany · zoology

investigation

forensics

Scientific crime-scene analysis

probe · examination · scrutiny · investigator · clues · interrogation · surveillance · intelligence · autopsy · fingerprinting

Categories
Opposites
attention and engagement

studiesskims

Passes lightly over

glances · browses · scans · glimpses · skips

intellectual activity vs leisure

studiesplays

Staged dramatic works

goofs off · relaxes · idles · slacks · procrastinates

learning vs ignoring

studiesignores

Refuses to acknowledge

neglects · disregards · overlooks · avoids · tunes out

Phrases
Family

studied, studio, studious, unstudied, studios, social studies, studio's, understudies, studier

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G