SURVEYED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

surveyed

verb

past tense of survey

as in interviewed

to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information surveyed the medical residents and found out that 60% of them don't think they get enough sleep

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reported

as in examined

to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) surveyed the books at the estate sale, fondly hoping to find a rare first edition

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Recent Examples of surveyed Economists surveyed by Bloomberg this month raised their forecasts for China’s trade growth for the year, now expecting exports to grow 17 percent and imports to rise 22 percent. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Roughly 50% of the merchants that Adyen surveyed reported an increase in the number of false declines—legitimate orders that overzealous fraud filters reject. — Mark Beare, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Notably, the race was the only race surveyed where Republicans were behind their Democratic counterparts. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2026 Of students surveyed, 41% reported experiencing food insecurity. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 That may be among the many reasons 58% of likely voters surveyed support Democrat Xavier Becerra in the governor’s race compared to the 33% who back Republican Steve Hilton, whom the president endorsed. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Each month for the past 17 years, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has surveyed the entire moon, producing vast amounts of images and data that reveal how the lunar surface changes over time. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026 French is seen as unfavorable by 32% of September poll’s respondents, an increase from the 14% of voters who saw him as unfavorable when surveyed in late July. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026 About 78% of those surveyed believed the current administration’s policies had not helped address cost of living and inflation. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Detectives investigating the case have interviewed as many as 15 people, collected forensic evidence and followed numerous leads, police said in a news release.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
Flores was arrested three days later, per police, and was interviewed at Miami Police headquarters.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of interviewed

Verb

The book examined the ways that social actors can respond to dysfunction and decline in organizations, from businesses to political parties and governments.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Breakthrough Institute found 10 organizations files 67% of forest management lawsuits examined.

— Chris Edwards, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of examined

Verb

The audience is interacting with an object that had been scanned, that had been corrupted in some way.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026
Today, guests who spring for the front-of-the-line Lightning Lane pass as well as individual access to Rise of the Resistance can expect to pay around an extra $65 per person once having their tickets scanned.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of scanned

Verb

Senate Bill 828 was shaped by fireworks industry insiders and public safety officials, who reviewed existing fireworks laws and available information about the July 1, 2025, explosion.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Bonnell was a probationary officer with the Porter County Sheriff's Office, and was fired on Monday after the department reviewed the incident, according to the sheriff's office.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of reviewed

Verb

Raw beef, pork and goat meat sold in California has been targeted in a national recall after not being properly inspected, federal officials said.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Lipson laid out his sweatshirt for the man to rest on while Garton inspected his injuries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of inspected

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On that front, Majeranowski added that textile recycling cannot be viewed as a solution to the fashion industry’s wider environmental impact on its own.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
The prosecutor was aware that some people viewed career officials who had remained at the Justice Department as comparable to the bureaucrats who had dutifully followed orders in Nazi Germany.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026