Synonyms of scrutinized

scrutinized

verb

past tense of scrutinize

as in examined

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

the project's time constraints make it impossible for the programmers to scrutinize every line of code, so some bugs should be expected

Synonyms & Similar Words

• examined
• scanned
• reviewed
• inspected
• surveyed
• viewed
• analyzed
• audited
• watched
• checked (out)
• investigated
• went over
• studied
• explored
• dissected
• oversaw
• conned
• overlooked
• noticed
• combed
• researched
• perused
• observed
• probed
• parsed
• classified
• categorized
• delved (into)
• pored (over)
• plumbed
• reinspected
• picked over
• resurveyed
• rereviewed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• glanced (at or over)
• skimmed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scrutinized

Black paid Epstein to be his wealth adviser for years and has been scrutinized for his connections to the deceased New York financier in recent months after debate over Epstein’s life surged. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026

King Charles’ relationship with Queen Camilla has always been heavily scrutinized for obvious reasons. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Oct. 2026

In Sguros’ five years with the police department, his performance and behaviors on the job had been scrutinized repeatedly, personnel and internal department records obtained by the South Florida Sun Sentinel this week show. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

South Korea has for years closely scrutinized the business practices of foreign technology companies operating in its market. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Along with Big Tech peers like Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Amazon, Alphabet is being scrutinized by Wall Street as investors look for returns on massive AI infrastructure spending. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

Anything this pair does for the next several months that is not together will be scrutinized, dissected, interpreted, and ESPN can only blame itself. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

As the longtime chairman and chief executive officer of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Bernard Arnault is one of the most visible and scrutinized executives in the consumer products industry. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

More recently, a ProPublica investigation revealed that the FBI had scrutinized dealings between Collins, her associates, and a major donor who ran a defense-contracting firm. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026