analysis

Other forms of analysis

plural

analyses

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about analysis

What does analysis mean?

analysis means "an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in analysis?

analysis has 4 syllables: a-nal-y-sis. The stress falls on "nal". In IPA it is /əˈnæləsəs/.

What is another word for analysis?

Close synonyms include analytic thinking, psychoanalysis, depth psychology. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of analysis?

The recorded antonyms are synthesis.

Is analysis a common word?

analysis is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with analysis?

1 word rhymes with analysis. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.