Synonyms of scrutinizes

scrutinizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of scrutinize

as in examines

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• glances (at or over)
• skims

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scrutinizes

The lawyer also said the commission often scrutinizes campaign-finance reports more closely as an election approaches. — Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026

Bass said her review would be a top-down evaluation that also scrutinizes the roles of dispatchers, supervisors and others involved in responding to reports of people behaving erratically. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

The Supreme Court ruling scrutinizes the decisions of Oakland County Circuit Judge Kwame Rowe, who oversaw the teen shooter's guilty plea and handed down the sentence after hearing emotional testimony from the victims' parents. — Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026

By way of example, the lawsuit scrutinizes California’s land lease agreement with the museum. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Even Washington, for example, will have to expand the scope of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which scrutinizes only the acquisition of existing American companies, not factories foreign investors build from scratch. — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026

The film also scrutinizes the failures across policing, the courts and social institutions that critics say let his abuse persist largely undetected for so long. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

While no charges have been filed, the investigation scrutinizes these affiliated dealings, potentially impacting Walter's sports holdings and the Dodgers' future. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

That scarcity could become even more valuable as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, known as ERCOT, scrutinizes new power projects, according to Donovan, the Compass Point analyst. — Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026