Synonyms of parse

parse

verb

as in to analyze

to understand something by considering it parts closely

I'm having trouble parsing your words—could you rephrase what you said?

We need time to parse the huge amount of data put forward in the report.

Related Words

• analyze
• dissect
• review
• notice
• examine
• inspect
• study
• scrutinize
• view
• scan
• observe
• check (out)
• audit
• watch
• investigate
• explore
• survey
• classify
• peruse
• oversee
• categorize
• con
• overlook
• comb
• pore (over)
• plumb
• probe
• research
• delve (into)
• pick over
• reinspect
• rereview
• resurvey

Dissimilar Words

• skim
• miss
• overlook
• glance (at or over)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parse

Written as a series of letters to Sasha’s unknown dealer, Bowers’s book offers her a way to process her grief and parse her relationship with her sister. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

In the process, Wang felt her own capacity for parsing data expand. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Conceived together, these sections parse examples from socialist history and form connections between the past and present. — Miranda Huang, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Awareness helps users engage thoughtfully with content and services, and being able to parse what’s authentic and what isn’t is a key part of this. — Will Jones, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026