ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

neglected &c v.; unheeded, uncared-for, unperceived, unseen, unobserved, unnoticed,
unnoted † , unmarked, unattended to, unthought of, unregarded † , unremarked, unmissed † ;
shunted, shelved.
unexamined, unstudied, unsearched † , unscanned † , unweighed † , unsifted, unexplored.
abandoned; buried in a napkin, hid under a bushel.
Adv. negligently &c adj.; hand over head, anyhow; in an unguarded moment &c
(unexpectedly) 508; per incuriam [Lat.].
Int. never mind, no matter, let it pass.
Phr. out of sight, out of mind.
461. Inquiry [Subject of Inquiry. Question] -- N. inquiry; request &c 765; search,
research, quest, pursuit &c 622.
examination, review, scrutiny, investigation, indagation † ; perquisition † , perscrutation † ,
pervestigation † ; inquest, inquisition; exploration; exploitation, ventilation.
sifting; calculation, analysis, dissection, resolution, induction; Baconian method † .
strict inquiry, close inquiry, searching inquiry, exhaustive inquiry; narrow search,
strict search; study &c (consideration) 451.
scire facias [Lat.], ad referendum; trial.
questioning &c v.; interrogation, interrogatory; interpellation; challenge, examination,
cross-examination, catechism; feeler, Socratic method, zetetic philosophy † ; leading
question; discussion &c (reasoning) 476.
reconnoitering, reconnaissance; prying &c v.; espionage, espionnage [Fr.];
domiciliary visit, peep behind the curtain; lantern of Diogenes.
question, query, problem, desideratum, point to be solved, porism † ; subject of inquiry,
field of inquiry, subject of controversy; point in dispute, matter in dispute; moot point;
issue, question at issue; bone of contention &c (discord) 713; plain question, fair
question, open question; enigma &c (secret) 533; knotty point &c (difficulty) 704;
quodlibet; threshold of an inquiry.
[person who questions] inquirer, investigator, inquisitor, inspector, querist † , examiner,
catechist; scrutator scrutineer scrutinizer † ; analyst; quidnunc &c (curiosity) 455 [Lat.].
V. make inquiry &c n.; inquire, ask, seek, search.
look for, look about for, look out for; scan, reconnoiter, explore, sound, rummage,
ransack, pry, peer, look round; look over, go over, look through, go through; spy,
overhaul.
[object is a topic] ask about, inquire about.
scratch the head, slap the forehead.
look into every hole and corner, peer into every hole and corner, pry into every hole
and corner; nose; trace up; search out, hunt down, hunt out, fish out, ferret out; unearth;
leave no stone unturned.
seek a clue, seek a clew; hunt, track, trail, mouse, dodge, trace; follow the trail, follow
the scent; pursue &c 662; beat up one's quarters; fish for; feel for &c (experiment) 463.
investigate; take up an inquiry, institute an inquiry, pursue an inquiry, follow up an
inquiry, conduct an inquiry, carry on an inquiry, carry out an inquiry, prosecute an
inquiry &c n.; look at, look into; preexamine; discuss, canvass, agitate.
[inquire into a topic] examine, study, consider, calculate; dip into, dive into, delve
into, go deep into; make sure of, probe, sound, fathom; probe to the bottom, probe to the