Synonyms for scrutiny
ˈskrut n iscru·ti·ny

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1. scrutinynoun

   Synonyms:
   scan, inspection, study, examination, probe, inquiry, exploration, going-over, perusal, survey, investigation

2. scrutinynoun

   Intense study of someone or something.

   Synonyms:
   exploration, inquiry, going-over, perusal, investigation, inspection, survey, scan, study, examination, probe

3. scrutinynoun

   Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.

   Synonyms:
   exploration, inquiry, going-over, study, perusal, probe, scan, examination, inspection, survey, investigation

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1. scrutiny

   Synonyms:
   search, investigation, sifting, inspection

   Antonyms:
   oversight, misobservation, disregard, connivance

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1. examination, scrutinynoun

   the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

   Synonyms:
   examination, exam, examen, interrogation, test, interrogatory, testing

2. scrutinynoun

   a prolonged intense look

   Synonyms:
   examination

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1. scrutinynoun

   Synonyms:
   search, examination, investigation, inquisition, exploration, sifting, searching or careful inquiry, close search, critical examination

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1. List of paraphrases for "scrutiny":

   control, monitoring, supervision, review, consideration, examination, oversight, surveillance, inspection, ballot, checking

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1. David Axelrod:

   It's that old axiom a Chicago alderman once shared with me: 'The higher a monkey climbs the pole, the more you can see his ass,' the better you do in this process, the more scrutiny you get. It's the price of success.

2. Diana Holt:

   I started reading the trial testimony and couldn't believe my eyes, all the forensic evidence evaporated under the smallest measure of scrutiny.

3. William Kelly:

   Being in internal affairs for so long as a sergeant and then again coming back as lieutenant, I knew that Internal Affairs investigations take months and months and months, sometimes over a year, i know that it takes months and months to go through the administrative process of scrutiny by different departments.

4. Amy Hagstrom Miller:

   It set a new standard of scrutiny, that states cannot pass restrictions without proof of medical evidence and scientific facts to justify them, the decision gave us leverage to look at other restrictions that Texas has long been enforcing. We call it the 'big fix.'.

5. John Pistole:

   There are individuals we are concerned about and we are again looking at if they make travel reservations, then they of course receive proper scrutiny.