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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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Scientists are continuing to analyze data from collisions involving lighter atomic nuclei, searching for additional evidence of how quark–gluon plasma forms and behaves.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

It becomes a new tool in his piece, not a way of life, something merely taught to listen and analyze in hopes of giving musicians a new idea or two.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 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

“The businesses that are part of the strategic review are strong and have significant opportunities ahead of them as technology changes how customers access, analyze, and use information,” President and Chief Executive Martina Cheung said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

“No, but…While those reactions can be cool—as seen on the TikTiks and the TweetTubes—we’re going to use different materials so we can control it more. And analyze it.”

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

Mr. Wright analyzes China’s economic struggles through the lens of its financial system, arguing that the country’s problems are bigger and more straitjacketing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 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

Isaac Butler analyzes Pattinson’s evolution from teen heartthrob to oddball star.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

The regulator analyzes the air with spectroscopy, then separates the gasses by supercooling them.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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

Instead of physically isolating and examining hundreds of thousands of peptides, the program analyzed the roughly 20,000 genes that encode human proteins, looking for sequences where the enzyme was likely to make cuts.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 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

This week, a Boston University study was published that analyzed the medical records of more than 2,000 deceased former NFL players.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

She analyzed their meter, rhyme schemes, and anything else she could think of.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

By analyzing tens of thousands of satellite images, the Journal identified hundreds of damaged buildings across more than two dozen installations—offering the most comprehensive public accounting of the war’s damage to American facilities to date.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 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

The researchers also developed new approaches to analyzing their data, allowing them to identify the cells more precisely without relying heavily on assumptions drawn from animal studies.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

They’re not analyzing me the way Mom would.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

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