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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He could also use AI to analyze his research and project future outcomes, all in just moments of time.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

From there, we created tools that helped us analyze the full trove, search for patterns and pull out key details.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Because the experiment produced millions of data points from thousands of individual cells, the researchers relied on computational models to analyze the enormous datasets.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

When OpenAI’s model escaped and hacked a rival company, Hugging Face, leading American AI technologies refused Hugging Face’s request to analyze the attack due to their safety guardrails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

“Don’t you dare analyze me!” she snaps, which just proves my point.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Because the technique analyzes radio waves moving through a space, a person does not need to have a phone, smartwatch, or other WiFi enabled device with them.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

Taco Bell locations last week were down as much as 31% compared with the day-of-week average from Jan. 1 to July 6, according to Placer.ai, a research firm that analyzes foot traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Data from Placer.ai, a company that analyzes consumer foot traffic at restaurants and retailers, suggested there have been early signs of disruption.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

Baker analyzes how the rise of banking and insurance in 15th and 16th century Italy transformed beliefs about time, risk, and luck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Hideo’s eyes narrow as he analyzes the locations.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Doctors send a blood sample and biopsy of the tumor, where the cancer’s genetic profile is analyzed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Researchers analyzed movement data from 107 healthy adults between the ages of 26 and 86.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

To find out, I analyzed my auditing firm’s database of stock market timers back to 1980.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

The researchers analyzed nine newly collected decision-making tasks along with six previously published data sets involving more than 700 participants.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

I have analyzed why there's no letter waiting for me when I get back from swimming.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz

The next phase includes analyzing the binding media and examining the paint layer structure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The team reviewed nearly 1,900 studies before analyzing data from more than 480,000 people included in nine high-quality studies.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

Using ChatGPT or Claude today for tasks such as analyzing legal documents or going through your email inbox means sharing sensitive data with the company servers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

If so then, in addition to analyzing a stock’s fundamentals when deciding whether to invest in it, you should also focus on whether it is in the midcap category.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

They are listening, analyzing, visualizing, sequencing, and applying concentrated brainwork to understand what they are singing.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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