Synonyms of scrutinizing

scrutinizing

verb

present participle of scrutinize

as in examining

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

• examining
• reviewing
• scanning
• surveying
• inspecting
• viewing
• analyzing
• watching
• auditing
• overseeing
• checking (out)
• investigating
• studying
• exploring
• conning
• going over
• dissecting
• noticing
• overlooking
• combing
• perusing
• observing
• researching
• probing
• parsing
• classifying
• categorizing
• plumbing
• poring (over)
• delving (into)
• reinspecting
• resurveying
• picking over
• rereviewing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• glancing (at or over)
• skimming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scrutinizing

Challenge from Open-Weight Models OpenAI’s decision reflects growing pressure from enterprises that are scrutinizing the cost of AI deployment. — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

However, after re-scrutinizing the legislation, the court performed an about-face. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Museum-goers here are rather a mixed bunch, from those visiting the majors on their museum passes to art historians carefully scrutinizing individual works, like Manet's Déjeuner sur l'herbe. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026

In addition to the headline numbers, investors will be scrutinizing order volume and the book-to-bill ratio. — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 July 2026

The outlet also reported that the lawyers assigned to the Pretti investigation were new hires at the Civil Rights Division without expertise in the complicated work of scrutinizing law-enforcement abuses. — Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Neither Swift nor Kelce has publicly commented on the latest wedding rumors, but that hasn't stopped fans from scrutinizing every potential clue. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Roden-Reynolds, the epidemiologist Lea Hamner, and Virginia Barbatti, the executive director of a nonprofit called Tick Free Martha’s Vineyard, were hunched over their laptops at locations around the island, scrutinizing a map of enemy encampments. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

To that end, here are five specific things worth scrutinizing throughout camp. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 24 June 2026