Synonyms of probed

probed

verb

past tense of probe

1

as in explored

to search through or into

tabloid reporters who seem determined to probe every detail of the singer's private life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explored
• investigated
• examined
• researched
• looked (into)
• dug (into)
• inspected
• inquired (into)
• scanned
• studied
• checked into
• viewed
• delved (into)
• checked up on
• perused
• sifted
• skimmed (through)
• browsed
• thumbed (through)
• surfed
• cruised
• reinvestigated

2

as in searched

to go into or range over for purposes of discovery

probing the depths of the undersea trench

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explored
• searched
• prospected
• hunted
• discovered
• scouted
• disclosed
• skirred
• revealed
• reconnoitered
• unearthed
• plumbed
• fathomed
• sounded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of probed

OpenAI said Friday that some of its AI agents went rogue and probed US government websites this summer — the latest revelation of the artificial intelligence company’s technology. — Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

In it, Penn State researchers probed how AI would choose whoshould receive a donor kidney, one of the thorniest issues in medical ethics. — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 22 Sep. 2026

Police have said there was no ongoing risk to public safety and asked people to avoid the area while officers probed the scene. — CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Infrastructure owners, in turn, would benefit by seeing their network defenses probed by state-of-the-art technology, at minimal cost. — Anne Neuberger, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2026

That batch, including interviews with national security officials in the Clinton and Bush administrations, was a product of the commission that probed the attacks from 2002 to 2004. — Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Roman will spend more than a quarter of its planned five-year primary mission observing this 10,000-light-year-wide region, which is so sprawling and thick with stars that previous telescopes have scarcely probed its depths. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2026

Democrats have also had their share of foot-in-the-mouth moments when probed about their takes on geopolitics. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

There is depth and detail that can be navigated and known, probed and plundered for rewards — and the best way to do all of that is with a manual telescope. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026