Scrutiny (Noun)

Meaning 1

The act of examining something closely (as for mistakes).

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Examples

  • The company's financial records were under intense scrutiny after the allegations of embezzlement surfaced.
  • The artist's latest painting was subject to close scrutiny by the critics, who were looking for any flaws in technique.
  • The new employee's work was under constant scrutiny by her supervisor, who was evaluating her performance.
  • The government's decision to raise taxes was put under scrutiny by the opposition party, who claimed it would hurt the economy.
  • The researcher's data was under scrutiny by her peers, who were trying to verify the accuracy of her findings.

Synonyms

  • Examination

Hypernyms

  • Investigation

Hyponyms

  • Going-over
  • Postmortem Examination
  • Medical Exam
  • Audit
  • Bank Examination
  • Comparison
  • Health Check
  • Post-mortem Examination
  • Rhinoscopy
  • Time-motion Study
  • Fine-tooth Comb
  • Motion Study
  • Time Study
  • Medical
  • Review
  • Palpation
  • Scan
  • Ophthalmoscopy
  • Once-over
  • Testing
  • PM
  • Endoscopy
  • Survey
  • Time And Motion Study
  • Reexamination
  • Post-mortem
  • Postmortem
  • Search
  • Medical Examination
  • Checkup
  • Keratoscopy
  • Follow-up
  • Autopsy
  • Gonioscopy
  • Work Study
  • Inspection

Related Words

  • Scrutinize (verb)
  • Scrutinise (verb)
  • Scrutineer (noun)

Meaning 2

A prolonged intense look.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Hypernyms

  • Looking
  • Looking At

Related Words

  • Scrutinize (verb)
  • Scrutinise (verb)
  • Scrutineer (noun)
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