retested

verb

past tense of retest
as in investigated

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for retested
  1. investigated
  2. tested
  3. examined
  4. studied
Verb
  • Deputies investigated a fatal crash involving two vehicles and a pedestrian early Sunday morning in Volusia County, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
    — Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Sheinbaum has insisted ever since that the situation had to be investigated to determine whether any crime had been committed.
    — Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of investigated
Verb
  • The model’s software engineering capabilities were tested on Google’s open-source Agent Development Kit, a framework used to build and deploy autonomous agents.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Battle-tested Like their patron Iran, the Houthis have deployed asymmetric warfare for the 21st century by capitalizing on their strengths — primarily drones and missiles.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of tested
Verb
  • Halima held Asho on her lap, the child wrapped in purple cloth, as a health worker examined her feet and lower legs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Hafley said everything will be examined, and nothing is off the table.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of examined
Verb
  • Having studied fashion and previously working as a stylist, Jouffret has spent the past eight years overseeing the costumes and characters that appear on-screen.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Traffic, emergency response and even home values were among the issues studied.
    — J.D. Miles, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of studied
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

retest
retested
retesting
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Retested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retested. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of fervid

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?
See More

Popular

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
artwork of illustrated limes with the text limes and smile with an arrow connecting the two words
Quiz: Spot the Anagram! Scramble these words to find new words with the e...
See All