WONDERED (ABOUT) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

wondered (about)

verb

past tense of wonder (about)

as in disagreed (with)

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Many researchers laughed at the programs’ sometimes embarrassing errors and doubted the models’ utility.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Berman has argued that the development is out of context and doubted the claims of affordable housing promised by the developer.

— David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of doubted

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Given that such groups have had practical and rhetorical support from the administration in power, the threat of more violence cannot be discounted.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
Both independent scientists and environmental groups later discounted Giuliani’s claims.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of discounted

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The methodology of Milgram’s experiments as well as similar ones has been recently questioned and the numbers disputed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
The contract manager disputed the claim that the travel was prohibited; the inspector general disagreed.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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