AUDITING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

auditing

verb

present participle of audit

as in scanning

to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) audited the equipment to make sure that everything was in working order

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Recent Examples of auditing The department has been auditing the system monthly since the beginning of 2026, even though department policy requires only annual audits. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Sentiment auditing inside LLMs should become a standard part of your marketing operation. — Joshua George, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 As a condition, the deal calls for the sharing of aggregated data with all personally identifiable information removed and specifies that the information should be used for delivering and auditing healthcare services. — Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 19 Aug. 2026 Law enforcement agencies have recently been auditing their license plate reader systems, which investigators can search to locate vehicles surveilled by one of the many cameras posted along Georgia’s roadways. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The reversal pillar includes auditing YMCA tax filings and possibly considering a legal case. — Chase Jordan august 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026 Struck demonstrated the tool auditing quarter-end materials to catch discrepancies between board decks and actuals. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 Likely influenced by her father, who was a prominent mathematician at the time, Noether began auditing mathematics classes at the University of Erlangen. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 June 2026

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Traders positioned watchmen along the shoreline, scanning the horizon for incoming vessels.

— Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Within hours of an employee scanning my driver’s license, a high-resolution scan of my ID was available for sale on the dark web.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of scanning

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Details can differ from one report to another, so reviewing only one may leave gaps.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
The commission, in court documents, maintains ABC’s lawsuit was premature because regulators simply were in the process of reviewing whether ABC has served the public interest in operating its eight television stations.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of reviewing

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One probe is examining the software’s role in several Tesla crashes in fog, sun glare and other low-visibility conditions, including one in which a pedestrian was killed.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors objected to removing anyone, arguing there was no way to determine who was right or wrong without improperly examining the jury’s private deliberations.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of examining

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Chilean and international researchers surveying the country's major breeding colonies in 2024 and 2025 found a 63% drop in active nests compared to the same sites three years earlier.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
This year, Funai, Brazil’s Indigenous affairs agency, has been surveying non-Indigenous occupants and setting aside funds to compensate them for moving out.

— Marina Dias, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of surveying

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At a key power plant that was severely damaged by the floods, workers started inspecting the facilities Sunday to survey the destruction.

— Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
On top of that, the trio of experienced measurers who officially scored the antlers, spending hours inspecting and measuring the rack, all vouched for the deer.

— Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of inspecting

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The interplay between players and their coaches often generates some of the most dramatic viewing moments of a tennis match.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Forests that avoid the worst fire and drought impacts should still offer beautiful color, but the viewing window may be shorter.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

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