scrutiny

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskruːtɪni/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈskrutəni/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skro̅o̅tn ē)

Inflections of 'scrutiny' (n): npl: scrutinies

Collocations for "scrutiny"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "scrutiny" in context.

WordReference English Collocations © 2026

scrutiny

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. under the [government's, public's, regulator's, interviewer's, panel's] scrutiny
  2. under the (close) scrutiny of the [government]
  3. under (close) scrutiny by the [government]
  4. [decided, confirmed, rejected, approved] following close scrutiny
  5. [examine, review, inspect] under formal scrutiny
  6. their [actions, movements, dealings] are under (close) scrutiny
  7. the [election, testing, ballot, experiment] results are under scrutiny
  8. the results are subject to [final, further, panel] scrutiny
  9. [ought to, should] be examined under closer scrutiny
  10. placed under [severe, thorough] scrutiny
  11. felt the scrutiny was [invasive, harsh, unfair]
  12. close scrutiny by [Congress, Parliament, others, third parties, experts]
  13. a sidelong scrutiny in [his eyes, her expression]
n as adj
  1. sits on the scrutiny [panel, committee]
'scrutiny' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Forum discussions with the word(s) "scrutiny" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!