PARSE Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

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.

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Recent Examples of parse Likewise, the proliferation of software code in the AI era will also be riddled with mistakes and bugs that can only be parsed by even more AI. —

Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Feb. 2026 European markets finished Friday’s session mixed as traders parsed through several earnings reports and economic data at the end of the week. —

Hugh Leask,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026 An attorney for Meta parsed through Burke's notes from her sessions with Kaley extensively in a cross examination that lasted about three hours. —

ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026 Critics accused Son of being too beguiled by charismatic founders rather than critically parsing financials. —

Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parse

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analyze

Verb

Engineers analyze the information to confirm that the missile system performs exactly as expected.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
While there is little agreement about the addresses, there is broader agreement for a separate section of Senate Bill 325 that would create a new task force that would analyze how to handle large requests for information by using artificial intelligence.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026