Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1363]
[4] canvass, poll, solicit—more at CANVASS
2survey noun, plural surveys : the act or an instance of surveying; also : something that is surveyed
Synonyms
audit, check, checkup, examination, inspection, review, scan, scrutiny—more at INSPECTION
sur·vive verb sur·vived; sur·viv·ing 1 : to remain alive or existent
2 : to continue to exist or live after
3 : to continue to function or prosper
— sur·viv·al noun
— sur·vi·vor noun
Synonyms
[2] ride; also outlast, outlive; abide, continue, endure, hang on, last, lead, persist; be, breathe, exist, live, subsist; flourish, prosper, thrive
[3] hold, hold out, keep up, last, prevail—more at HOLD OUT
sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being susceptible; especially : lack of ability to resist some extraneous agent (as a pathogen or drug)
sus·cep·ti·ble adjective 1 : of such a nature as to permit 2 : having little resistance to a stimulus or agency <~ to colds> 3 : capable of being easily influenced Synonyms [2] exposed, liable, open, sensitive, subject, vulnerable—more at LIABLE [3] easy, gullible, naive—more at EASY su·shi noun [ORIGIN: Jp] : cold rice formed into various shapes and garnished esp. with bits of raw fish or seafood 1suspect adjective : regarded with suspicion; also : QUESTIONABLE Synonyms debatable, disputable, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, fishy, problematic, questionable, shady, shaky, suspicious—more at DOUBTFUL 2suspect noun : one who is suspected (as of a crime) 3suspect verb 1 : to have doubts of : MISTRUST 2 : to imagine to be guilty without proof 3 : to imagine to exist or be true, likely, or probable : SURMISE Synonyms [1] distrust, doubt, mistrust, question—more at DISTRUST [3] assume, conjecture, guess, presume, speculate, suppose, surmise—more at GUESS sus·pend verb 1 : to bar temporarily from a privilege, office, or function 2 : to stop temporarily : make inactive for a time 3 : to withhold (judgment) for a time 4 : to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; especially : to hang so as to be free except at one point 5 : to keep from falling or sinking by some invisible support Synonyms dangle, hang, sling, swing—more at HANG sus·pend·er noun : one of two supporting straps which pass over the shoulders and to which the pants are fastened sus·pense noun 1 : the state of being suspended : SUSPENSION 2 : mental uncertainty : ANXIETY 3 : excitement as to an outcome — sus·pense·ful adjective sus·pen·sion noun 1 : the act of suspending : the state or period of being suspended 2 : the state of a substance when its particles are mixed with but undissolved in a fluid or solid; also : a substance in this state 3 : something suspended 4 : the system of devices supporting the upper part of a vehicle on the axles Synonyms abeyance, doldrums, dormancy, latency, quiescence—more at ABEYANCE sus·pen·so·ry adjective 1 : SUSPENDED; also : fitted or serving to suspend something 2 : temporarily leaving undetermined sus·pi·cion noun 1 : the act or an instance of suspecting something wrong without proof 2 : a barely detectable amount : TRACE Synonyms distrust, doubt, incertitude, misgiving, mistrust, skepticism, uncertainty—more at DOUBT sus·pi·cious adjective 1 : open to or arousing suspicion 2 : inclined to suspect 3 : showing suspicion Synonyms [1] debatable, disputable, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, fishy, problematic, questionable, shady, shaky, suspect—more at DOUBTFUL [2, 3] distrustful, doubtful, dubious, mistrustful, skeptical, uncertain, undecided, unsettled, unsure—more at DOUBTFUL sus·pi·cious·ly adverb : with suspicion Synonyms askance, distrustfully, dubiously, mistrustfully—more at ASKANCE sus·tain verb 1 : to provide with nourishment 2 : to keep going : PROLONG <~ed effort> 3 : to hold up : PROP 4 : to hold up under : ENDURE 5 : to go through : SUFFER <~ a broken arm> 6 : to support as true, legal, or valid 7 : PROVE, CORROBORATE Synonyms [4]