Definition for Reconnaissance:

• The act of reconnoitring: a survey or examination: the examination of a tract of country with a view to military or engineering operations.

Synonyms for Reconnaissance:

• n.

  •
  • pitched battle,
  • struggle,
  • campaign,
  • skirmish,
  • war,
  • mission,
  • combat,
  • assault,
  • battle.
  •
  • investigate.
  •act (noun)
  • reconnaissance,
  • reconnaissance mission.
  •espionage (noun)
  • undercover works.
  •examination (noun)
  • ex aminations,
  • inter rogations,
  • once over,
  • blue books,
  • perlustrations,
  • crossexaminations,
  • in quests,
  • onceover,
  • inter rogation,
  • re-views,
  • re-view,
  • inter-rogations,
  • re-searches,
  • the eyne,
  • dis section,
  • re views,
  • re searches,
  • re view,
  • writtens,
  • dis-section,
  • the eyes,
  • the eyen,
  • ex-aminations,
  • dis-sections,
  • inter-rogation,
  • in-quests,
  • ex amination,
  • dis sections,
  • grillings,
  • in quest,
  • crossexamination,
  • ex-amination,
  • make ups,
  • in-quest,
  • cross examination,
  • re search,
  • cross-examinations,
  • cross examinations,
  • legworks.
  •foray (noun)
  • de scents,
  • de predation,
  • de-scent,
  • in road,
  • de predations,
  • in roads,
  • de scent,
  • in-roads,
  • de-scents,
  • de-predations,
  • in-road,
  • de-predation.
  •hunt (noun)
  • looksees,
  • pryings,
  • look-sees,
  • snoopings,
  • pursuances,
  • looksee,
  • coursings,
  • trailings,
  • look sees,
  • pursuings,
  • houndings,
  • sportings,
  • friskings.
  •inspection (noun)
  • reconnoiter,
  • oversight,
  • preview,
  • supervision,
  • scrutiny,
  • search,
  • RECON,
  • overview,
  • survey,
  • maneuvers,
  • scan,
  • view,
  • inspection,
  • voyeurism,
  • review,
  • surveillance.
  •judgment (noun)
  • de termination,
  • re-gard,
  • assayings,
  • weigh ins,
  • weighin,
  • de-crees,
  • re-solution,
  • re solutions,
  • re-solutions,
  • close studies,
  • weigh-ins,
  • de-cree,
  • be lief,
  • re gards,
  • weighins,
  • de terminations,
  • de-termination,
  • de crees,
  • de cree,
  • be-lief,
  • de-terminations.
  •look (noun)
  • be-holding,
  • be-holdings,
  • noticings,
  • keeping watches,
  • beholdings,
  • be holdings,
  • be holding,
  • regardings.
  •raid (noun)
  • hit and runs,
  • breakin,
  • hit-and-runs,
  • tipovers,
  • shootups,
  • hit and run,
  • forced entrances.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • investigation,
  • probe.
  •four-wheel drive
  • jeeplike.
  •Other relevant words:
  • establish,
  • know,
  • discern,
  • recco,
  • ascertain,
  • speculative,
  • spy plane,
  • observe,
  • bad,
  • dubious,
  • recognize,
  • reccy,
  • nosy,
  • find out,
  • shuttle raid,
  • detect,
  • inquisitive,
  • investigatory,
  • reconnoitring,
  • air support,
  • bombing,
  • probationary,
  • patrol,
  • probing,
  • doubtful,
  • strafing,
  • inquire,
  • detection,
  • observation,
  • scramble,
  • identify,
  • spy,
  • curious,
  • provisional,
  • see,
  • learn,
  • air raid,
  • pick out,
  • inquiry,
  • milk run,
  • dry run,
  • experimental,
  • exploratory,
  • sceptical,
  • notional,
  • cover,
  • skeptical,
  • visual inspection,
  • distinguish,
  • examine,
  • analysis,
  • analyze,
  • watch,
  • explorative,
  • research,
  • umbrella,
  • air reconnaissance,
  • prying,
  • discovery,
  • air cover,
  • risky,
  • commemorate,
  • dubitable,
  • espionnage,
  • domiciliary visit,
  • scout out,
  • tentative,
  • recce,
  • understand,
  • quest,
  • reconnoitre,
  • recognizance,
  • appreciate,
  • expedition,
  • inspect,
  • scout,
  • enquiry,
  • acknowledge,
  • scouting,
  • investigative,
  • fathom,
  • study,
  • reconaissance,
  • insecure,
  • celebrate,
  • explore,
  • speculation.

Paraphrases for Reconnaissance:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    reconnaisance.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    reconnaisance.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    surveillance.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    surveillance.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    Explored, recognised, recognising, fact-finding, observational, grateful.
  • Proper noun, singular
    articles, acknowledgement.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    recognising, Patrolling, espionage, Prospecting, aircraft, inspection, acknowledgement, surveying.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    recce, recognition, appreciation.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    intelligence, patrol, recce, exploration, recognition, spy, appreciation.

Reconnaissance Sentence Examples:

• Natural curiosity must, so far as it can, excuse Captain Dieppe for spending the rest of the morning in what he termed a reconnaissance of the premises, or that part of them which was open to his inspection.

• A reconnaissance is undertaken with a view to exposing the enemy's position and strength.

Homophones for Reconnaissance:

• Ricinus Communis, recognisance, Russian agency, recognizance.

Hypernym for Reconnaissance:

• n.

  • act
    recce, air reconnaissance, reconnaissance by fire, reconnoitering, electronic reconnaissance, reconnoitring, exploratory survey, shufti, reconnaissance in force, reccy, scouting, recco.

Hyponym for Reconnaissance:

• n.

  • act
    intelligence activity, intelligence, intelligence operation.