Muckrakes [verb]
Definition of Muckrakes:
check into thoroughly
Synonyms of Muckrakes:
● Search
● Inspect
● Consider
● Explore
● Study
● Probe
● Question
● Scrutinize
● Interrogate
● Examine
● Review
● Prospect
● Spy
● Scout
● Tap
● Frisk
● Inquire
● Dig
● Research
● Read
● Sift
● Poke
● Reconnoiter
● Case
● Delve
● Pry
● Bug
● Check out
● Go into
● Look into
● Run down
● Eyeball
● Wiretap
● Be all ears
● Check over
● Check up
● Feel out
● Give the once over
● Inquisite
● Listen in
● Look over
● Look-see
● Make inquiry
● Nose around
● Put to the test
● Stake out
Opposite/Antonyms of Muckrakes:
● Leave alone
● Overlook
● Answer
● Neglect
● Forget
● Reply
● Ignore
Sentence/Example of Muckrakes:
Of Walt Whitman it is: "The dirty, clumsy paws of a harper whose plectrum is a muckrake."
The journalist might well exchange the muckrake for the pick and dig it out.