probe

Meaning

An unmanned exploratory spacecraft designed to transmit information about its environment.

to investigate thoroughly; a device used for exploration or examination

Example Sentences

The probe collected data from the planet's surface.

The journalist probed into the politician’s past.

Example Expressions

probe deeper

Synonyms

investigation, exploration, spacecraft, sensor, detector, scanner, investigate, examine, explore, scrutinize, research

Entry 1

investigation, exploration, spacecraft, sensor, detector, scanner

Entry 2

investigate, examine, explore, scrutinize, research

Antonyms

neglect, ignore, overlook, avoid, dismiss, disregard

Entry 1

neglect, ignore, overlook, avoid, dismiss, disregard

Entry 2

ignore, neglect, overlook

Collocations

probe into, space probe, probe question, probe deeper