scrutiny vs search

search vs scrutiny

scrutiny and search both are nouns.

scrutiny is not a verb while search is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scrutiny	Yes	No	No	No
search	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, search is a hyponym of scrutiny; that is, search is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scrutiny:

scrutiny: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
search: boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas

Other hyponyms of scrutiny include audit, autopsy, necropsy, PM, post-mortem, post-mortem examination, postmortem, postmortem examination, checkup, health check, medical, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examination, comparing, comparison, fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb, follow-up, followup, reexamination, review, going-over, look-over, once-over, ophthalmoscopy, palpation, tactual exploration, endoscopy, gonioscopy, keratoscopy, rhinoscopy, scan, study, survey, testing, motion study, time-and-motion study, time-motion study, time and motion study, time study, work study, inspection, review, bank examination.

scrutiny (noun)	search (noun)
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)	the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
a prolonged intense look	boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
	an investigation seeking answers
	the examination of alternative hypotheses
	an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property

scrutiny (verb)	search (verb)
	inquire into
	try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
	subject to a search
	search or seek

Difference between scrutiny and search

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