scrutinize

Meaning

  1. (transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.
  2. (transitive) To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.

Synonyms

examine
C1
scrutinise
inspect
C2
investigate
B2
study
B1
explore
C1
view
B1
observe
B2
survey
C1
scan
B2

examine closely

review
B2
check
A1
audit
C2
look at
stare
B2
probe
C1
question
A1
❓

inquire into

search
A2
sift
30k

take a look at

watch attentively

go through
peer
C2
analyze
C1
test
A2
gaze
C1

look attentively

take stock
look into
size up
prospect
C2
contemplate
C2
consider
B1
indagate

look at carefully

look hard at

look up and down

rip open

stare at

have a good look at

observe carefully

research
B1

become minute in

put out feelers

examine minutely

know intimately

eeble

peer over

Translations

examiner
scruter
escrutar
inspecter
untersuchen
inspecionar
esaminare
mustern
inspizieren
scrutare
prüfen
hinterfragen
❓
examinar

περιεργάζομαι

inspeccionar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈskɹuːtɨnaɪz/
Etymology

From scrutiny + -ize.

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