EXAMINED Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

examined

verb

past tense of examine

as in interrogated

to put a series of questions to the defense attorney was eager to examine her star witness

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as in reviewed

to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) the customer painstakingly examined the antique piece of furniture from top to bottom before purchasing it

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as in explored

to search through or into a groundbreaking study that examined the causes of juvenile delinquency

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Recent Examples of examined Halima held Asho on her lap, the child wrapped in purple cloth, as a health worker examined her feet and lower legs. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Hafley said everything will be examined, and nothing is off the table. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 And now Snider found himself here, under a bright, blue sky, annoyed as a fireman examined the staples on the side of his head. — Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026 The test examined the delivery parameters needed to employ the weapon from the AH-1Z Viper. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 In the fourth quarter, left tackle Rashawn Slater lay for several moments on the turf and was examined by medical staff before rising to his feet and walking gingerly to the sideline with an ankle injury. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Under D’Amaro, Disney has enacted new rounds of layoffs and examined its cost structure. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 The researchers also examined brain tissue to understand what might be driving the association. — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Elon Musk, whose political transformation and business career are examined over the course of the nearly four-hour film, has threatened legal action. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

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Intelligence officers transported him to a camp controlled by Colombia’s FARC guerrilla organization, where he was interrogated and tortured over approximately two days, according to the charges.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
These and other questions proliferate as Lisbet and Mihai are interrogated by social workers and attorneys, who treat them with bureaucratic dismissiveness at best and sneering condescension at worst.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of interrogated

Verb

The council hasn’t yet reviewed the agreement in full and will receive copies on Tuesday.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026
In another email later Wednesday afternoon, Lee said ABC News’ editors had reviewed the language and were standing by the piece.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of reviewed

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Legacy Effects made full-size physical references, while ILM developed a digital muscle system and explored movements inspired by elephant seals and sumo wrestlers.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Over the past week, Iceland has explored that question not only through another conventional summit, but through a journey from remembrance to dialogue, and from dialogue to responsibility.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of explored

Verb

But on Monday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likened many of the investors drawn to the AI boom to gamblers and questioned the economics of AI labs as Wall Street debates whether the AI bubble will burst.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
The child's mother was taken into custody at the hospital and is being questioned by police, according to the NYPD.

— Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of questioned

Verb

Authorities install a chip that is scanned by machines along federal highways.

— Steve Fisher Special Correspondent Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Researchers gathered 62 people who had never taken a psychedelic before, gave them 19 milligrams of psilocybin, a common psychedelic found in certain fungi, and scanned their brains.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of scanned

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Police say the cirumstances leading up to the crash are still being investigated, but that the driver of the vehicle suffered a medical emergency prior to crashing.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2026
According to his affidavit, the couple owned a Van Nuys massage parlor that the LAPD investigated in 2019.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of investigated

Verb

According to a national survey of nonprofits, nearly all boards had terms for their members and just over half of nonprofits surveyed had term limits.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Seven percent of those surveyed reported the loss of electronic equipment such as refrigerators and televisions due to voltage fluctuations.

— Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of surveyed

Verb

Restaurants are inspected by the Department of Business & Professional Regulation.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
And when new subdivisions and commercial buildings are built, that adds to the permanent infrastructure that must be operated, inspected, maintained, repaired, upgraded and restored for decades.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

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