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 very dark art, originally in color, is also very hard to parse in grayscale. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026

Judges accustomed to parsing the Constitution are now being forced to decide how many trees may be cut down or whether paint tests can proceed. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Council members in the majority said that would allow enough time to parse the lengthy document in detail and consider public input. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026

The writers Jill Lepore, Gideon Lewis-Kraus, Andrew Marantz, and Joshua Rothman will parse through questions such as these, contemplating what the future holds for a technology that, for better or worse, seems here to stay. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026