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

That law made refugee applications some of the most rigorously scrutinized within the immigration system. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

Netflix’s stock price has dropped more than 40% over the past year (off 25% year to date) as Wall Street has increasingly scrutinized its viewer engagement, which increased only 2% over the first half of the year to 97 billion hours viewed. — Peter White, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Andreu was the school district’s executive director of operations from 2023 to early 2026, a period when Broward’s Office of Inspector General scrutinized three efforts to select vendors for laptop purchases and deployment. — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

He was scrutinized in ways that white politicians of comparable stature were simply not scrutinized. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

From hippies to covert racists, psychedelics to cult-like workshop leaders, this is a world where any difference is still scrutinized and looked down on. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Girls like Nhedega often depend on such basic places for contraception without being scrutinized or exposed. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Ever since these rideshare companies began in the early 2010s, they have been scrutinized for underpaying and mistreating drivers. — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Starbucks opened its first cafés in China’s Xinjiang region, prompting criticism from activists and US lawmakers over the coffee giant’s decision to expand into an area widely scrutinized for human rights violations. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026