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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Immediately, I thought of how many of my peers complained that her assignments were too difficult, and her film choices were too unconventional to analyze easily, even for college-level writers.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

In a working paper posted to the National Bureau of Economic Research’s website this month, the economists looked both across communities within the U.S. and across countries to analyze how economies respond to lower birthrates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Future observations will measure the masses of their black holes, analyze the chemistry of the surrounding gas, and use their light to trace how reionization unfolded across the young universe.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

This has proved to be a challenging sentiment environment for contrarians to analyze, since it led to premature sell signals.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

My cheeks grow warmer—he is analyzing my brain like he would analyze a computer or a machine.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

Placer.ai, which analyzes foot traffic at businesses, estimated that visits to U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Dr. John Veitch, an academic at the University of Glasgow who analyzes black hole signals, said:

From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026

Warsh last week announced he would create five task forces to re-examine how the central bank communicates, analyzes data and manages its asset portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

The new study analyzes dozens of fossils to examine the evolution between fish and tetrapods, or four-legged animals.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 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

Almost all the sitting heads of state who appear on the circulating coins that I analyzed are hereditary monarchs.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Most of the studies the authors analyzed are observational and can’t prove cause and effect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

He also analyzed the market action ahead of earnings season.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

The Friends group analyzed the district’s plan and found it specious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

All fish analyzed, whether taken alive or dead, had stored DDT in their tissues.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The technology underlying chatbots such as Claude and ChatGPT uses patterns in data by analyzing vast quantities of digital text and video from the internet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

They reached their conclusions after analyzing trading histories of more than 5,000 individual prediction market contracts on Polymarket and Kalshi between October 2025 and this February.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Mr. Ely provides a few sentences of transcribed testimony before analyzing the case’s factual details and deciphering any unusual language from the period.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Earlier work from Alder's laboratory had identified frequent mutations in a telomere binding protein called TPP1 while analyzing cancer mutation databases.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026

She turned her attention to Glerk, analyzing the structure of the spell that had enrabbited him, undoing it bit by bit.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

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