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

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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

The excess of emotion often scans as winkingly facetious, a dramatization to demonstrate just how deeply a person loves books. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026

The Incogni app, a PCMag Editors’ Choice winner, scans hundreds of people-search websites and personal data aggregators and automates the process of opting your data out of their collections. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026

The RxScanner is a handheld spectrometer that scans a pill with infrared light, then sends the item’s molecular profile to an AI model equipped with a pharmaceutical database. — David Berreby, IEEE Spectrum, 6 July 2026

Campsite Tonight frequently scans several websites throughout California and several other states (including Utah for those dreaming of a trip to Zion National Park). — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

The patient is immersed in a water bath, and the system scans the patient with a 360-degree ring of ultrasound scanners fully surrounding the patient. — Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The observatory has spent over two decades as a sort of orbital sentinel that scans the cosmos for gamma-ray bursts, ready to quickly point itself at the short-lived — but insanely powerful — space explosions at a moment's notice. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 June 2026

The model scans what the weather patterns look like now, finds a similar picture it's seen before, and makes its prediction based on what happened last time. — David Yeomans, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Charli takes her sunglasses off and scans the cozy venue, which opened in 1927 and began hosting concerts in 2008. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026

Noun

The test could help researchers identify candidates for Alzheimer’s prevention trials without relying as heavily on costly brain scans or spinal fluid tests. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 July 2026

Mitch’s scans have since been clear, but the couple knows that the future is unknown. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Nearly 2,700 older adults without symptoms of cognitive decline underwent PET brain scans and p-tau217 tests at the start of the studies and were followed for up to 21 years. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Compared with ultrasound, x-ray scans are both easier and quicker to perform and assess with minimal training. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 15 July 2026

Still, when imaging scans show an aorta is getting wider, patients are cautioned to limit any tension — like lifting weights — that could undermine the integrity of these important blood vessel walls that shred from the inside out. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 July 2026

Creating a model for animal radiology, however, is more complex because of the many different species and less standardization across scans, Nayak said. — Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

Additional tests could include handwriting analysis, fingerprint scans and DNA examination, the Journal reported. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

One of the biggest concerns is that someone with an incidental finding may then have follow-up computed tomography scans, as well as ionizing radiation and biopsy complications, searching for something that never would have caused symptoms. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026