probe | Definition of probe

probe

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of probe

1 to search through or into

tabloid reporters who seem determined to probe every detail of the singer's private life

Synonyms of probe

delve (into), dig (into), examine, explore, inquire (into), investigate, look (into), research

Words Related to probe

inspect, sift, study, view

browse, cruise, peruse, scan, skim (through), surf, thumb (through)

Phrases Synonymous with probe

check into, check up on

2 to go into or range over for purposes of discovery

probing the depths of the undersea trench

Synonyms of probe

explore, hunt, prospect, search, skirr

Words Related to probe

reconnoiter (or reconnoitre), scout

disclose, discover, reveal, unearth

fathom, plumb, sound