English / word
scrutinize
verb C1MEANING IN ENGLISH
To examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
In context
01
The scientist scrutinized the data before publishing his findings.
02
The documents were scrutinized for any errors.
Synonyms
inspect,examine,analyze
Antonyms
overlook,ignore,skim
Collocations
scrutinize closely,scrutinize the evidence,scrutinize the records
Verb forms
Past: scrutinized · Past participle: scrutinized · -ing: scrutinizing