INQUIRED (OF) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

inquired (of)

verb

past tense of inquire (of)

as in asked

to put a question or questions to casually inquired of the neighbors the identity of the house's previous owner

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Jones downplayed the significance of Hamilton's familiarity with Kennesaw State's coaching staff when asked on Tuesday.

— Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
The costs of keeping the plant going have recently become clear – as has who might be asked to foot the bill.

— Akshaya Jha, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of asked

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The article went viral, garnering pushback from the LGBT community over how it was covered and more attention to the LGBT bar itself from conservative pundits, who questioned why the bar still had a mask mandate.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
That anyone who questioned this restriction was marginalized and excluded and actually thrown out of society.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of questioned

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His attorney’s office says he was interrogated without pain medication, while the Department of Homeland Security has released few details about what prompted the shooting.

— Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
The plaintiffs alleged that some of those classified as especiales were taken to military facilities, interrogated, tortured, killed or forcibly disappeared.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

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