QUERIED Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

queried

verb

past tense of query

as in questioned

to demand proof of the truth or rightness of it seems odd that someone would want two stoves, so you'd better query that order

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as in asked

to put a question or questions to queried the professor about the assignment

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as in interrogated

to put a series of questions to once the statement was given, the press secretary allowed reporters to query the President

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Recent Examples of queried Lawmakers previously queried Airbnb and Cursor about their use of Chinese AI models. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026 In Target, she’d be queried about where to find the Christmas decorations. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Forbes queried every sponsor asking if it had been offered alternative benefits or reimbursement, but only one responded. — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 In difficult times and with commissioning opportunities dimming, this source queried whether there needs to be a festival at all. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 July 2026 While the oversight board posed questions in English, the university researchers queried chatbots in different languages. — Didi Tang, Fortune, 16 July 2026 The poll queried 1,006 respondents across several age groups about their medical habits. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 The latest study, in the Journal of Financial Planning, queried the seven GenAI platforms in August 2025 with the same set of prompts. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 7 July 2026 Thirty-two percent of executives queried in the China Country Report said that increasing inventory levels was a key initiative, as 43 percent said their companies are facing growing demand from new markets and consumers. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 July 2026

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Council member Nancy Merrill, who supported the project as a private citizen before joining the council and voted in favor of the plan Tuesday, questioned why the proposal was rejected again.

— Noah Daly August 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2026
Stocks sank on that surge in yields, as investors questioned whether the central bank was falling behind in its inflation fight.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of questioned

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Last week, when asked about the health of Wood and CJ Abrams, manager Blake Butera had said that both were playing at close to 100 percent.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Filming a scene in which Isaiah humiliates Cam, Withers asked Wayans to crack jokes about Kionte’s death — the defining event of Withers’ life, and his lowest point.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

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The union also says the management company interrogated and surveilled workers during a strike in June, when employees walked out to fight for higher wages and better benefits.

— Aki Nace, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Patricia Ripley, 51, argued that she was sleep-deprived when police interrogated her about the May 21, 2020, disappearance — and later killing — of her son Alejandro Ripley, who had severe autism and could not speak.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of interrogated

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The states’ lawsuit follows two other lawsuits filed in The Court of International Trade in July by small businesses that also challenged the 301 tariffs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Then individuals tied to the congressman and Patty García challenged the petition signatures of Macías and Sigcho-López.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

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The two victims met every night from April 1 through April 3 at an apartment in Sweetwater where they were quizzed and beaten with paddles and canes for wrong answers, according to the affidavit.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
On Watch What Happens Live, Andy Cohen quizzed Hiller on some career lowlights, including a diarrhea story that didn’t involve cyclospora but did name-drop Sam Mendes.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Definition of quizzed

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Afterward, rescuers and a veterinary team from the University of California, Davis examined the horse and sedated it.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
However, no one had directly examined fully strained films thinner than about four nanometers using techniques capable of measuring both the motion and spin of electrons at the same time.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

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