CATECHIZING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

catechizing

verb

present participle of catechize

as in asking

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 interrogating

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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Nester also called into question the security protocols surrounding the event, asking Bagley about how many officers were assigned and other preparations.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Shipwrecked includes recordings of a series of increasingly astonishing phone calls between Schettino and the Italian Coast Guard, with the latter repeatedly asking him to clarify the nature of the emergency.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026

Definition of asking

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The Average Problem Dines has been running his own experiments with frontier models, asking them to write in distinct styles and then interrogating them about why the output comes back bland.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Investigators sat across from nearly every young child at Skyline – many of whose nascent, swinging legs could not yet reach the ground from their chairs – interrogating them over their missing classmate.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026

Definition of interrogating

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Blurring the boundaries between reality and delusion, psychological horror explores the mind in all its complexity, often leaving audiences questioning their own perceptions.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
As the collection makes clear, Aviv prefers restless questioning to closure or complacency.

— Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of questioning

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So traders looking to get an edge began closely examining Ronaldo’s long, storied career for evidence of crying.

— Jon Sarlin, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
This premise, though intuitive, rests on an assumption worth examining, which is that a device only competes for the mind’s resources when it is actively being used.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of examining

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Prosecutors spent the start of George’s testimony quizzing him on the organizational structure of the sheriff’s office, as well as how internal affairs investigations play out.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026
The Tennessee Titans went back to the streets quizzing random people in their schedule reveal in a twist to the team’s 2023 schedule reveal.

— Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026

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