Synonyms

analyze

American

[an-l-ahyz] / ˈæn lˌaɪz /

especially British, analyse

verb (used with object)

to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize).

to analyze an argument.

Synonyms:

break down.

Antonyms:

synthesize
to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of.

to analyze a poem.

Synonyms:

explicate
to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.
to subject to mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc., analysis.
to psychoanalyze.

a patient who has been analyzed by two therapists.
psychoanalyze.

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Etymology

Origin of analyze

First recorded in 1595–1605; back formation from analysis (or from its Latin or Greek sources), with -ys- taken as -ize

Explanation

Analyze means to study or examine something carefully in a methodical way. If you analyze your math tests from earlier in the year, you'll be able to figure out what you most need to study for the final exam. This verb analyze comes from the noun analysis. The noun analysis was in turn borrowed from Greek, from analyein, or "to dissolve." If you go into analysis, it means that you will be examined and helped by a mental health professional — who will analyze your particular problems and help you find solutions.

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They collaborated with neurologist Yo-El Ju at Washington University in St. Louis to analyze spinal fluid from a separate group of older adults.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

AI can analyze past interactions with a given hacking group, along with other factors such as prior settlements and how long talks typically take.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Watch Duty does pull information from official sources but also relies on staff and volunteers to listen to radios, monitor satellite data and analyze announcements from emergency departments to provide additional context.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Their work remixes the thrill of early internet exploration into colorful abstraction, cracking open an esoteric feeling to analyze its contents and origin — to varying effect.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

I beam down my laser to test its ability to scan and analyze the soil.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Slate editor Shannon Palus analyzes the movie’s astonishing magic trick.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Perseverance now analyzes approximately 600,000 points each time it examines the surrounding terrain.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Morningstar analyzes investor performance over time in its annual Mind the Gap study.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

In this video, WSJ analyzes Albanian court documents, travels to the development areas and speaks to the villagers at the heart of disputes over land ownership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

If he analyzes an hour of a husband and wife talking, he can predict with 95 percent accuracy whether that couple will still be married fifteen years later.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Together with our colleagues Seoin Yoon, Joel Koopman and Nikos Dimotakis, we analyzed data from a 24-year longitudinal study of 2,728 women experiencing infertility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

But, outside of being born just a week or so apart before or after the 1933 deadline, little separated the Welsh pensioners his team analyzed.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

At enrollment, participants provided blood samples that were analyzed for p-tau217.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Once the mapping data is collected, it can be processed in real time aboard the ship, transmitted to a lab on land via satellite or analyzed after the ship returns to port.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Fischer plunged into the game with his trusted and thoroughly analyzed opening, the Ruy López, instantly seizing the initiative and generating pressure in the center squares.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Raman intends to be a hands-on manager, he said, improving coordination between city departments and analyzing ways to make them more effective.

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By analyzing the electrical current, researchers could recover quantum information while causing very little disturbance to the system.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

The researchers have now described a new method for analyzing the information stored in these crystals, offering insights into both cosmic radiation levels and the performance of the detectors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

They do work like running computer simulations, analyzing data, designing equipment and testing the coating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

It was a difficult position, and I had just been analyzing it for about half an hour.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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