Scrutiny
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English
Noun
Scrutiny (plural scrutinies)- Intense study of someone or something.
- Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
Synonyms
- examination
- exploration
- going-over (informal)
- inquiry
- inspection
- investigation
- perusal
- probe
- scan
- survey
- study
Adjectives for Scrutiny
persistent; prolonged; assiduous; suspicious; terrible; distant; calm; curious; intent; searching; accurate; hostile; critical; sullen.
Thesaurus
analysis, attention to detail, audit, check, close study, contemplation, eagle eye, enquiry, examination, exploration, eye, eyeball inspection, fascinated attention, finicalness, finickiness, fixed regard, harping, inquiry, inspection, investigation, look-in, meticulous attention, minute attention, ocular inspection, overhaul, overhauling, overview, perlustration, perusal, probe, probing, quality control, rapt attention, review, run-through, scan, sifting, special consideration, strict attention, study, surveillance, survey, tab, the eye, undivided attention, unrelenting attention, vetting, view, visitation, visual examination, watch
Etymology
< Late Latin scrutinium (“a search, an inquiry”) < Latin scrutari (“to search or examine thoroughly, probably originally to search among rubbish”) < scruta (“rubbish, broken trash”).
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Related terms
External links
- Scrutiny in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Scrutiny in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- "Scrutiny" in the Catholic Encyclopedia
