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

The ensuing saga is something difficult to parse, and is the focus of an investigative piece up on The Athletic this morning. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Besides being the degenerate son of Priscilla Presley, and asking the public to fund this pipe dream, there's so much else to parse. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

Each molecule imprints its own barcodelike pattern onto that light, and the pattern can be seen when astronomers parse the light into its constituent colors. — Damien Pine, Scientific American, 13 July 2026

With so little research available on either condition, women are turning to each other to parse their experiences. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 13 July 2026

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