size up

1. 1.

   to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail

   “he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror”

   Synonymstake stockscrutinizescrutinise

   Broaderexamine

Questions about size up

What does size up mean?

size up means "to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail".

What is another word for size up?

Close synonyms include take stock, scrutinize, scrutinise. 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.