Synonyms for inspect
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Verb
1. Scrutinize — to examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize
scrutinize, scrutinise UK, examine, look, investigate, audit, view, search, survey, overhaul
Definitions
- v. 1
To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.
Inspect the system for leaks.
Related words
- Word family
- inspecter inspection inspector
- Phrases
- inspect the plumbing
Forms
- Past participle
- inspected
e.g. inspected → scrutinized, examined, looked, investigated…
Choose the right word
To inspect is to go below the surface, uncover, study item by item.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- investigate A committee was constituted to investigate prices.
- examine We dissected a frog to examine its internal organs.
- audit Did they conduct a cybersecurity audit recently?
- scrutinize We're going to scrutinize everything.
- visit The purpose of our trip is to visit a new factory.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inspect | steady | |
| investigate | steady | |
| examine | steady | |
| audit | steady | |
| scrutinize | steady | |
| visit | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- look1, view1
- 5 letters
- visit2, audit2
- 6 letters
- search1, survey2
- 7 letters
- examine3
- 8 letters
- overhaul3
- 10 letters
- scrutinize3, scrutinise
- 11 letters
- investigate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (visit2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inspecter
- Italiano
- ispezionare
- Español
- inspeccionar
- Deutsch
- beaufsichtigen
- Català
- inspeccionar