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testing vs investigating

investigating vs testing

testing and investigating both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
testing Yes No No No
investigating Yes No No No
As nouns, investigating is a hypernym of testing; that is, investigating is a word with a broader meaning than testing:
  • testing: the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
  • investigating: the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
Other hypernyms of testing include investigation.
testing (noun) investigating (noun)
the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
an examination of the characteristics of something
Difference between testing and investigating

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