survey vs study

survey and study both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
survey	Yes	No	Yes	No
study	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, survey and study are synonyms defined as:

As verbs, study is a hypernym of survey; that is, study is a word with a broader meaning than survey:

survey: consider in a comprehensive way
study: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

Other hypernyms of survey include analyse, analyze, canvass, examine.

As verbs, study is a hypernym of survey; that is, study is a word with a broader meaning than survey:

survey: make a survey of; for statistical purposes
study: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

Other hypernyms of survey include analyse, analyze, canvass, examine.

survey (noun)	study (noun)
the act of looking or seeing or observing	a detailed critical inspection
a detailed critical inspection	a room used for reading and writing and studying
short descriptive summary (of events)	preliminary drawing for later elaboration
	attentive consideration and meditation
	a branch of knowledge
	applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
	a state of deep mental absorption
	a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
	a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
	someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)

survey (verb)	study (verb)
consider in a comprehensive way	be a student of a certain subject
plot a map of (land)	learn by reading books
make a survey of; for statistical purposes	consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
hold a review (of troops)	be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
look over carefully or inspect	think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
keep under surveillance	give careful consideration to