scrutinize
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror
Types & categories
- examine hypernym
Related & opposite
- examination derivation
- scrutiny derivation
- scrutinizer derivation
Sense 2 verb
examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
audit accounts and tax returns
Types & categories
- study hypernym
Related & opposite
- examination derivation
- scrutiny derivation
- auditor derivation
- examiner derivation
- scrutinizer derivation
- audit derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | examination |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scrutiny |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scrutinizer |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | examine |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | examination |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | scrutiny |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | auditor |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | examiner |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | scrutinizer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | audit |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | study |