CATECHIZED Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

catechized

verb

past tense of catechize

as in asked

to put a question or questions to her roommates catechized her about every detail of her first day at her new job

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as in interrogated

to put a series of questions to applicants are rigorously catechized by the seminary's rector regarding their motives for joining the priesthood

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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
White, Clark and others with the Fever have been asked to respond to Cunningham’s beliefs since, and other voices in the league have weighed in as well.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

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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
Patricia Ripley, 51, argued that she was sleep-deprived when police interrogated her about the May 21, 2020, disappearance — and later killing — of her son Alejandro Ripley, who had severe autism and could not speak.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of interrogated

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Beyond the audience reaction in Sundance, Wilde questioned the fact that comedy as a genre had come disconnected from cinema audiences.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026
Councilman Dean Vakas initially questioned how units sold near market value fit within the definition of missing middle.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of questioned

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Schrell examined whether annual production campaigns would be more effective, but concluded that the approach would not make economic or operational sense because of costs, limited hot-cell capacity and the isotope’s relatively short half-life.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
The study examined 1,089 working adults residing on lower apartment floors in Tokyo.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of examined

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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
The two victims met every night from April 1 through April 3 at an apartment in Sweetwater where they were quizzed and beaten with paddles and canes for wrong answers, according to the affidavit.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

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