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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Two physicians, Howard Israel and William Seidelman, wrote to JAMA in 1996 asking a simple question about where the bodies came from.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
OutKick is already basically banned from most WNBA events at this point, so don't depend on us asking them to elaborate.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of asking

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The analyst’s value has shifted from extracting data to interrogating what the system surfaces.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
But the filmmaker proves more interested in interrogating that ethos than recreating it, and few horror mythologies are better suited to exploring betrayal and regret than one built around the refusal to let the dead remain dead.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026

Definition of interrogating

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Conscious reading means questioning every line, editing unapologetically and removing the fluff your customers don't have time to read.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The Times of London published a similar analysis of Arday's thesis that same day, questioning whether Arday should have cited his sources more heavily.

— Mason Leib, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of questioning

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Reuters reported the same day that lawyers are examining who could bear responsibility when autonomous AI systems access computer systems without authorization.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The film captures the friction between tennis snobs and the more democratic pickleballers while examining father-son relationships and intergenerational friendships.

— Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of examining

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Indeed, the movie opens with Ed quizzing an older Greek man he’s befriended on the Belgian designer Ann Demeulemeester, before berating him for confusing his Bottega Veneta loafers for Sebago.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
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

Definition of quizzing

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