ASKED Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

asked

verb

past tense of ask

as in quizzed

to put a question or questions to my coworkers asked me all about my trip to Machu Picchu

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as in requested

to make a request of ask the salesclerk for assistance

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as in charged

to set or receive as a price they are only asking $300 for that antique grandfather clock

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as in invited

to request the presence or participation of a fixture on the party circuit, that couple is always asking people over for dinner

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Recent Examples of asked Families asked questions and learned that students are expected to return in January after a lengthy process of cleaning, then upgrading facilities. — Eva Andersen, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 The girls have heard of Head In The Clouds and felt honored to be asked to participate, as artists like KATSEYE, XG, GDRAGON, 2NE1, Zedd, Joji, and more have headlined the festival. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Although this was never likely to be a media appearance in which he would be challenged, Mourinho was asked about his comments on Vinicius Junior back in February. — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Using his smartphone, Ma asked the popular Chinese AI chatbot Doubao if his blood sugar levels were in a safe range given the heat. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026 After the couple’s differing tastes in music came to light, Miller asked who picks the music in the car. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026

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The two victims met every night from April 1-3 at Pinder’s apartment in Sweetwater, where they were quizzed about the fraternity’s history and beaten with paddles and canes for wrong answers, according to the affidavits.

— Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
For smaller models, there’s also a distilling process where the new model is quizzed on answers by a more complex model (sometimes one from a competitor).

— Julien Khaleghy, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of quizzed

Verb

Godoy said new testimony had helped establish that Aguirre not only requested the footage, but had ordered its destruction.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
She initially was sidelined while recovering from a physical injury, then requested a mental health leave of absence.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of requested

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Mangione’s lawyers raised concerns when he was first charged in both jurisdictions that the 28-year-old was unfairly being tried twice for the same crime.

— Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Arnold has been charged with eight felony counts stemming from a February incident — four counts of kidnapping and four counts of armed robbery.

— Tobias Bass, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of charged

Verb

Ansari said Qatar had invited Iran to be briefed on the details of the operations in April but didn’t receive a response.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Luk grew up without religion, but many childhood friends were religious and invited her to churches and youth groups.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of invited

Verb

Both men were taken to be interrogated by Doral police for the earlier shooting.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
The union also says the management company interrogated and surveilled workers during a strike in June, when employees walked out to fight for higher wages and better benefits.

— Aki Nace, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of interrogated

Verb

Skeptics have questioned whether graphics processing units (GPUs) can support this type of financing because the chips have historically been viewed as rapidly depreciating technology.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
So when Lahn came to his farm last week, Burrack questioned him on his approach to agriculture.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

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