Synonyms of scans

scans 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of scan

as in surveys

to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)

scanned the manuscript carefully for any overlooked errors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surveys
• reviews
• examines
• inspects
• audits
• analyzes
• views
• watches
• checks (out)
• scrutinizes
• goes over
• oversees
• studies
• notices
• cons
• explores
• investigates
• probes
• peruses
• researches
• dissects
• combs
• parses
• observes
• delves (into)
• overlooks
• categorizes
• classifies
• pores (over)
• reinspects
• picks over
• plumbs
• resurveys
• rereviews

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glances (at or over)
• misses
• skims

scans

2 of 2

noun

plural of scan

as in inspections

a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition

gave the car a good scan to see if it was worth buying

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inspections
• examinations
• audits
• surveys
• scrutinies
• checks
• checkups
• reviews
• analyses
• views
• investigations
• studies
• look-sees
• probes
• researches
• goings-over
• dissections
• explorations
• deconstructions
• interrogations
• rechecks
• assays
• close-ups
• observations
• perusals
• reinspections
• inquisitions
• resurveys
• watches
• surveillances
• checkouts
• test-drives
• trial runs
• once-overs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scans

Verb

Emanuel Maiberg talks to an employee at the warehouse where Amazon scans and destroys books for AI training. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

One camera is used for AI perception and scans your lawn to identify objects and other lawn conditions, while the other two work in tandem as a stereo 3D vision system for real-time mapping. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026

It's equipped with the High Resolution Stereo Camera, which scans multiple points of perspective across regions of Mars' surface to create 3D color renderings. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Every animal that leaves GCAS is chipped on the way out, and the shelter scans its animals for chips more than once during a stay. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

The user scans the barcode, goes to the bathroom, seals the kit and waits for a courier to pick it up. — Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

The moment a trend is approved, the system scans regional mill inventories to identify available stock fabric instantly, cutting days out of traditional sampling cycles. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026

The Rocketbook app scans the pages to popular cloud services, like Dropbox, Google Drive, Slack and One Note. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

Radar then scans across 14 federal and state programs to identify benefits users may qualify for, from disability and food assistance to tax credits. — Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Noun

The digital scans of more than 153 million drivers licenses of individuals from the United States and Canada are being sold on the dark web through an easily accessible service called Nexus. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026

Meta may end up subjecting its users, regardless of age, to age verification practices that may include requiring a government ID and biometric scans. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 2 Sep. 2026

Nexus also claimed to provide scans of marijuana dispensary cards. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

There’s also an RFID-blocking card included, designed to protect against electronic pickpocketing by preventing unauthorized scans of your bank cards and passport data. — Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026

The machinery switches on earlier than long assumed, as brain scans of infants reveal. — Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

Roman will also conduct detailed 3D scans to help map the distribution of dark matter and narrow down the potential candidates for its makeup. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 30 Aug. 2026

To find out, researchers used machine learning to analyze the brain scans of dogs as they were shown images of human facial expressions. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Aug. 2026

The company says Document Scan can reduce dog-ear folds, wrinkles, and fingerprints when capturing scans. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026