scrutinize

American  

[skroot-n-ahyz] / ˈskrut nˌaɪz /

especially British, scrutinise

verb (used with object)

scrutinized, scrutinizing

1. to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.

   Synonyms:

   search, study, investigate

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verb (used without object)

scrutinized, scrutinizing

1. to conduct a scrutiny.

   Synonyms:

   search, study, investigate

scrutinize British  

/ ˈskruːtɪˌnaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to examine carefully or in minute detail

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Other Word Forms

• rescrutinize verb (used with object)
• scrutinization noun
• scrutinizer noun
• scrutinizingly adverb
• self-scrutinized adjective
• self-scrutinizing adjective
• unscrutinized adjective
• unscrutinizing adjective
• unscrutinizingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of scrutinize

First recorded in 1665–75; scrutin(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

If much of the service amounts to automated modeling rather than active guidance, he argues, sponsors should scrutinize the additional cost.

From MarketWatch

The Justice Department is scrutinizing both Netflix’s signed deal with Warner and Paramount’s proposed acquisition.

From The Wall Street Journal

European Commission officials are also scrutinizing the company’s AI service under the bloc’s content moderation law, while French authorities raided X’s Paris office and summoned owner Elon Musk for an interview earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pazdur, an oncologist, scrutinized applications for cancer treatments for more than a quarter of a century at the FDA before leading its drug division.

From The Wall Street Journal

This will leave investors scrutinizing Fed minutes on Wednesday followed by advance fourth-quarter gross domestic product figures and PCE inflation data—the central bank’s preferred inflation measure—for December on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• analyze
• check
• check out
• comb
• consider
• dissect
• explore
• inspect
• investigate
• look over
• peruse
• pore over
• probe
• scan
• sift
• watch
• weigh