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inquiring
interrogation, inquisitive
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examination
interrogation, challenge
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inquisitive
investigate
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curious
investigate, inquisitive
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quizzical
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doubting
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skeptical
belief
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interrogation
investigation, survey
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query
interrogation, inquiry
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quiz
survey, interrogation
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doubt
disbelief
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wondering
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question
inquiry, interrogation
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investigative
inquisitive, investigate
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inquiry
investigation, survey
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searching
circumspect
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sceptical
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speculative
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inquisition
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incredulous
belief
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unbelieving
belief
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nosy
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investigation
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inquest
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interview
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perplexed
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What is another word for questioning?
697 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kwˈɛst͡ʃənɪŋ], [ kwˈɛstʃənɪŋ], [ k_w_ˈɛ_s_tʃ_ə_n_ɪ_ŋ]
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adj.
• all (adjective)
- questioning.
• analytic/analytical (adjective)
- investigative,
- sound,
- discrete,
- organized,
- systematic,
- cogent,
- interpretive,
- ratiocinative,
- perceptive,
- searching,
- Dissecting,
- rational,
- perspicuous,
- solid,
- thorough,
- diagnostic,
- detailed,
- scientific,
- testing,
- logical,
- expository,
- conclusive,
- studious,
- penetrating,
- inquisitive,
- subtle,
- precise,
- well-grounded,
- valid,
- reasonable,
- judicious,
- explanatory.
• analytical (adjective)
- most reasonably,
- more reasonably.
• curious (adjective)
- Disquisitive,
- nosy,
- agape,
- intrusive,
- Peeping,
- Examining,
- puzzled,
- Peering,
- agog,
- Scrutinizing,
- snoopy,
- Eavesdropping,
- overcurious,
- prurient,
- peeking,
- interested,
- interfering,
- Inspecting,
- tampering,
- poking,
- meddlesome,
- fascinated,
- impertinent,
- more interested,
- analytical.
• disbelieving (adjective)
- cynical,
- mistrustful,
- aporetic,
- SHOW-ME,
- unbelieving,
- cagey.
• doubtful (adjective)
- perplexed,
- vacillating,
- indecisive,
- confused,
- faltering,
- discomposed,
- faithless,
- hesitant,
- flustered,
- equivocal,
- undecided,
- troubled,
- lost,
- doubting,
- disconcerted,
- like doubting thomas,
- agnostic,
- theoretical,
- wavering,
- baffled,
- hesitating,
- unresolved,
- unsettled,
- distracted,
- disturbed,
- irresolute.
• incredulous (adjective)
- unsatisfied.
• inquiring (adjective)
- more fact-finding,
- more outward-looking,
- most fact-finding,
- in-quiring,
- most outward looking,
- most outward-looking,
- more heuristic,
- outward looking,
- most factfinding,
- more outward looking,
- outward-looking,
- in quiring,
- more fact finding,
- most fact finding,
- more socratic,
- most socratic,
- most heuristic,
- most investigatory,
- outwardlooking,
- more catechistic,
- factfinding,
- most catechistic,
- most outwardlooking,
- fact finding,
- more factfinding,
- more outwardlooking,
- more investigatory.
• inquisitive (adjective)
- most big-eyed,
- sifting,
- big eyed,
- more sifting,
- more challenging,
- most poking,
- more poking,
- most big eyed,
- pre sumptuous,
- bigeyed,
- more snooping,
- most challenging,
- more big-eyed,
- most bigeyed,
- most snooping,
- most sifting,
- more bigeyed,
- more big eyed.
• inquisitorial (adjective)
- inquisitorial.
• insecure (adjective)
- more unpoised,
- touch go,
- up-tight,
- most unpoised,
- un assured,
- up in air,
- more delphic,
- more unconfident,
- in securer,
- up tight,
- most choked,
- most unconfident,
- in secure,
- up air,
- un poised,
- un confident,
- in securest,
- in-secure,
- more choked,
- un-confident,
- more unassured,
- in-securer,
- most unassured,
- most delphic,
- un-assured,
- in-securest,
- up the air,
- Unpoised,
- un-poised.
• jealous (adjective)
- green-eyed,
- Possessory,
- grabby.
• observant (adjective)
- most discovering,
- more clearsighted,
- clear sighted,
- more comprehending,
- most observative,
- most sharp eyed,
- most surveying,
- more sharp-eyed,
- most sharp-eyed,
- sharp eyed,
- more detecting,
- more observative,
- more sharp eyed,
- more intentive,
- eagleeyed,
- more advertent,
- under-standing,
- more deducing,
- wide awake,
- more contemplating,
- dis criminating,
- most intentive,
- most deducing,
- more clear sighted,
- not missing trick,
- most clear-sighted,
- most contemplating,
- on one toes,
- on ones toes,
- more sharpeyed,
- most clear sighted,
- more discovering,
- eagle eyed,
- under standing,
- most clearsighted,
- most detecting,
- sharpeyed,
- more surveying,
- dis covering,
- more clear-sighted,
- most advertent,
- most comprehending,
- most sharpeyed,
- dis-criminating,
- dis-covering.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)
- on thin ice,
- inquiring,
- advertent,
- insecure,
- big-eyed,
- clearsighted,
- hanging by thread,
- unassured,
- in doubt,
- without faith,
- jealous,
- skeptical,
- suspicious,
- sharp-eyed,
- fact-finding,
- heuristic,
- on toes,
- investigatory,
- problem-solving,
- interrogative,
- clear-sighted,
- not following,
- nonbelieving,
- touch and go,
- in clouds,
- Observative,
- of two minds,
- in dilemma,
- not born yesterday on the lookout,
- unconfident,
- Intentive,
- quizzical,
- doubtful,
- on one’s toes,
- non-believing,
- in a quandary,
- not missing a trick,
- unconvinced,
- catechistic,
- incredulous,
- wondering,
- wideawake,
- without belief,
- disbelieving,
- curious.
• questioning (adjective)
- probing,
- Querying,
- contemplative.
• quizzical (adjective)
- un-usual,
- more bantering,
- most bantering,
- un usual.
• skeptical (adjective)
- freethinking.
• suspicious (adjective)
- not born yesterday the lookout,
- more suspecting,
- not born yesterday lookout,
- most suspecting,
- not born yesterday on lookout.
• unbelieving (adjective)
- un-believing,
- more nonbelieving,
- non believing,
- most nonbelieving,
- un believing.
• wondering (adjective)
- guessing.
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- inclined to think/believe/agree etc.,
- uncertain.
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- investigate,
- apprehension,
- breathalyze,
- body search,
- book,
- apprehend,
- arrest,
- bust,
- bounty hunter,
- Breath Test.
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- belief.
• argument (noun)
- pleading,
- contention,
- exchange,
- debate,
- defense,
- grounds,
- remonstrance,
- reasoning,
- argumentation,
- logic,
- reason,
- proof,
- assertion,
- case,
- claim,
- discussion,
- plea,
- expostulation,
- polemic,
- Remonstration.
• conversation (noun)
- remark,
- conference,
- Re-mark,
- communion,
- communication,
- jives,
- colloquy,
- converse,
- parley,
- comment,
- talk,
- visit,
- hearing,
- yak,
- pillow talk,
- jive,
- palaver,
- talkfest,
- ventilation,
- confab,
- confabulation,
- gossip,
- observation,
- repartee,
- gab,
- expression,
- intercourse,
- speech,
- consultation,
- powwow,
- chat.
• curiosity (noun)
- snoopiness,
- interestingness,
- meddling,
- intrusiveness,
- investigation,
- officiousness,
- inquiringness,
- inquiring mind,
- concern,
- prying,
- snooping,
- searchings,
- eagerness,
- inquisitiveness,
- interest,
- meddlesomeness,
- regard,
- nosiness,
- thirst for knowledge,
- mental acquisitiveness.
• distrustful (noun)
- distrustful.
• doubt (noun)
- skepticism.
• enquiry (noun)
- Re-search,
- exploration.
• examination (noun)
- dis-sections,
- re view,
- crossexamination,
- ex-aminations,
- re-views,
- blue books,
- dis-section,
- in-quests,
- in quest,
- onceover,
- writtens,
- legworks,
- in quests,
- perlustrations,
- the eyes,
- cross-examinations,
- cross examinations,
- once over,
- the eyen,
- ex aminations,
- dis section,
- cross examination,
- re views,
- grillings,
- dis sections,
- re-view,
- in-quest,
- ex-amination,
- the eyne,
- make ups,
- ex amination,
- crossexaminations.
• inquiry (noun)
- q&a,
- q & as,
- re quests,
- Q & A,
- re-quests,
- q as,
- q a,
- delvings,
- quizzings,
- catechizings,
- q and as.
• interrogation (noun)
- inquest.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- catechization,
- interrogation,
- probings,
- inquiry,
- Perlustration,
- tryout,
- curiosity,
- examination,
- legwork,
- pondering,
- orals,
- agnosticism,
- disbelief,
- once-over,
- conversation,
- query,
- line of reasoning,
- finals,
- cross-examination,
- catechism,
- request,
- schoolwork,
- understanding,
- study,
- blue book,
- question,
- lack of confidence,
- academic work,
- quiz,
- the eye,
- reluctance,
- interrogatory,
- Pleadings,
- challenge,
- make-up,
- perusal,
- checkings,
- ponderings,
- asking,
- make-ups,
- enquiry.
• query (noun)
- un certainty,
- mis-trust,
- un certainties,
- mis trusts,
- mis trust,
- un-certainty,
- un-certainties.
• question (noun)
- questions,
- wringers,
- wringer.
• reluctance (noun)
- un-willingnesses,
- un willingness,
- un willingnesses,
- un-willingness.
• skepticism (noun)
- in decision,
- lack confidence,
- dis-trust,
- in decisions,
- dis-belief,
- dis trust,
- dis-trusts,
- agnosticisms,
- dis belief,
- in-decision,
- in-decisions,
- dis trusts,
- dis beliefs,
- dis-beliefs.
• study (noun)
- re flections,
- de liberation,
- de liberations,
- de-liberation,
- memorizings,
- re-flections,
- re-flection,
- schoolworks,
- academic works,
- crammings,
- de-liberations,
- re flection.
• testing (noun)
- experimentings,
- trying outs,
- examinings.
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v.
• doubting (verb)
- Suspecting,
- Distrusting.
• question (verb)
- hit up,
- put to the question,
- interview,
- controvert,
- impeach,
- petition,
- pump,
- roast,
- ask about,
- puzzle over,
- sweat it out of,
- sound out,
- put through the wringer,
- hesitate,
- make inquiry,
- call into question,
- mistrust,
- grill,
- distrust,
- suspect,
- pick one’s brains,
- pry,
- disbelieve,
- impugn,
- go over,
- give the third degree,
- seek,
- show curiosity,
- wonder about,
- raise question,
- hold out for,
- catechize,
- cast doubt upon,
- cross-examine,
- work over,
- oppose,
- solicit,
- suspicion.
• questioning (verb)
- Interrogating,
- Quizzing,
- challenging,
- Polling,
- Exploring,
- surveying,
- catechizing,
- canvassing,
- Interpolating,
- Contemplating,
- investigating,
- Debating,
- Disputing,
- Cross-examining,
- Delving.
• requesting (verb)
- Desiring,
- requisitioning,
- wanting,
- Petitioning,
- summoning,
- inviting,
- wishing,
- appealing,
- bidding,
- Requesting,
- Soliciting,
- seeking,
- demanding,
- urging.
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- observant,
- dubious,
- leery,
- bewildered,
- tentative,
- enquiring,
- iffy,
- ambivalent,
- unsure.
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- curiously.
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- wobbly.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- confronting,
- ask,
- analysis,
- Demurring,
- interpellation,
- examen,
- Impugning,
- test,
- find out,
- interactive,
- Braining,
- interactional,
- mocking,
- debrief,
- catechetical method,
- search,
- bringing into question,
- negativistic,
- mistrusting,
- notional,
- doubt,
- moving,
- controversy,
- ascertain,
- posing,
- explore,
- Marvelling,
- verbal,
- passing,
- telepathic,
- issuing,
- get involved in,
- communicating,
- bad,
- expect,
- pointing,
- Subjecting,
- research,
- scoffing,
- concern oneself with,
- interrogate,
- Blaming,
- heading,
- sceptical,
- casing,
- teasing,
- disagreement,
- audit,
- refer,
- grilling,
- inquisition,
- Motioning,
- queer,
- scepticism,
- stupefaction,
- require,
- odd,
- propositioning,
- argument,
- consult,
- ask for,
- Interviewing,
- Pumping,
- transmissional,
- probe,
- exam,
- see,
- inquire about,
- making inquiry,
- linguistic,
- canvass,
- check,
- responsive,
- Objecting,
- Impeaching,
- incredulity,
- enquire,
- showing curiosity,
- protesting,
- confrontation,
- Oppugning,
- consider,
- amazement,
- scrutiny,
- conversational,
- Contesting,
- Gesturing,
- wrangling,
- quest,
- disputation,
- Inquiries,
- Inquisitional,
- communicational,
- examine,
- Mattering,
- risky,
- debriefing,
- exalted,
- Controverting,
- Discussing,
- survey,
- speculative,
- dispute,
- wary,
- shy,
- scrupulous,
- Discrediting,
- Minding,
- arguing,
- squint-eyed,
- answering,
- inquire,
- inspection,
- review,
- look,
- interacting,
- untrusting,
- try,
- oral,
- information seeking,
- theming.
How to use «Questioning» in context?
When it comes to questioning, it can be difficult to know where to start. The process of questioning can be tedious and confusing at times, but it is an essential tool for finding the truth. Questioning can also be used to probe for information that is not readily available. It is important to remember that there is no right or wrong way to question someone. The goal is simply to get an accurate and truthful answer.
When questioning someone, it is important to be polite, respectful, and factual. It is also important to be aware of the person’s culture and language.
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
Interrogating.
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Proper noun, singular
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, plural
Interrogatories, Queries.
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Noun, singular or mass
cross-examination.
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Noun, plural
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Independent
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Noun, plural
Inquiries, challenges, disputes, objections, issues, disagreements, protests, investigations, matters, topics, misgivings, suspicions, eyebrows, interpellations.
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Noun, singular or mass
challenge, interpellation, investigation, matters, examination-in-chief.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
affecting, appealing, approaching, arguing, asking, attacking, baking, being, bringing, calling, causing, challenging, complaining, compromising, confronting, cooking, covering, critical, dealing, debriefing, demanding, directing, doubting, emphasizing, failing, grilling, hearing, inquiring, investigating, inviting, laying, listening, looking, opposing, owing, posing, probing, proceeding, prompting, protesting, putting, reflecting, regarding, request, running, sampling, searching, seeking, servicing, survey, surveying, tackling, talking, thinking, threatening, tracing, trying, turning, upsetting, urging, wondering, Addressing, Analyses, Attaining, Claiming, Debating, Denying, Discrediting, Disputing, Distrusting, Endangering, Examining, Exploring, Involving, Jeopardizing, Lobbying, Maintaining, Objecting, Placing, Q, Quizzing, Realizing, Reiterating, Remitting, Replying, Requesting, Requiring, Respecting, Considering, Consulting, Criticising, negating, undermining, requests, issues, calls, doubted, analysing, jeopardising.
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interrogation, question, interrogated.
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Hearings, Interviews, questions, doubts, interrogations, enquiries.
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contestation, enquiry, hearing, interrogation, question, questions.
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analysis, concerning, declaration, investigation, ordering, suspected, Achieving, Analyzing, Discussing, Implicating, Interrogating, Contesting, Suspecting.
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- as in skeptical
- as in inquiry
- as in challenging
- as in pondering
- as in doubting
- as in asking
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questioning
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adjective
Definition of questioning
as in skeptical
inclined to doubt or question claims
a naturally questioning person, she demands rock-solid proof before she believes anything
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skeptical
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doubting
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suspicious
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cautious
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suspecting
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careful
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disbelieving
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incredulous
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wary
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unbelieving
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distrustful
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negativistic
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mistrustful
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paranoid
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curious
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cynical
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inquiring
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puzzled
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unsure
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critical
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show—me
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quizzical
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paranoidal
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experienced
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watchful
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inquisitive
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guarded
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leery
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knowing
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uncertain
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unconvinced
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hesitant
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worldly
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undecided
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undetermined
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nosy
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sophisticated
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leary
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nosey
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snoopy
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gun—shy
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unsettled
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worldly—wise
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trusting
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unquestioning
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certain
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uncritical
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sure
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credulous
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naive
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positive
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confident
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unknowing
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trustful
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impractical
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questioning
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noun
as in inquiry
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inquiry
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interrogation
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prying
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concern
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wonderment
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attentiveness
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inquisitiveness
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interest
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interference
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regard
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curiosity
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intrusiveness
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curiousness
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obtrusiveness
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meddlesomeness
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eavesdropping
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officiousness
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nosiness
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rubbernecking
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disregard
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incuriosity
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questioning
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present participle of question
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as in challenging
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
the teenager openly questioned the authority of the town’s police force to impose a curfew on residents under the age of 18
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challenging
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doubting
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contesting
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protesting
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querying
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mistrusting
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oppugning
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calling into question
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fighting
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resisting
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calling in question
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combating
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combatting
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kicking (about)
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objecting (to)
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believing
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embracing
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defending
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supporting
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swallowing
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believing
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embracing
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defending
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supporting
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swallowing
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advocating
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promoting
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backing
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enduring
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tolerating
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abiding
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championing
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stomaching
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as in pondering
to give serious and careful thought to
question your motives before you file the lawsuit: do you really care about the trees, or are you just trying to harass the neighbors?
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pondering
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debating
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contemplating
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considering
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studying
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entertaining
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exploring
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weighing
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analyzing
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reviewing
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eyeing
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deliberating
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ruminating
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cogitating
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eying
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meditating
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looking at
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revolving
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perpending
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reasoning
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chewing over
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chewing on
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turning
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kicking around
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digesting
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believing
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reminiscing
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mulling (over)
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thinking (about or over)
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opining
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wrestling (with)
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concluding
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beating one’s brains out (about)
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second—guessing
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poring (over)
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cudgeling one’s brains (about)
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absorbing
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conceiving
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assimilating
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reflecting (on or upon)
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musing (upon)
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speculating (about)
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fixating (on or upon)
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obsessing (about or over)
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dwelling (on or upon)
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fretting (about or over)
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brooding (about or over)
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drinking (in)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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ignoring
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disregarding
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rejecting
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dismissing
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overlooking
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slighting
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pooh—poohing
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poohing
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ignoring
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disregarding
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rejecting
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dismissing
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overlooking
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slighting
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pooh—poohing
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poohing
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as in doubting
to have no trust or confidence in
it was apparent that voters were questioning the President’s ability to manage the economy
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doubting
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distrusting
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suspecting
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mistrusting
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misdoubting
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disbelieving
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discounting
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discrediting
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negating
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trusting
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depending (on or upon)
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counting (on or upon)
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relying (on or upon)
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banking (on or upon)
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trusting
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depending (on or upon)
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counting (on or upon)
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relying (on or upon)
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banking (on or upon)
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as in asking
to put a question or questions to
the press should be allowed to question public officials about any matter of general interest
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asking
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interrogating
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quizzing
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querying
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grilling
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examining
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catechizing
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cross—questioning
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inquiring (of)
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cross—examining
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bombarding
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surveying
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pumping
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polling
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besieging
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answering
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responding
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observing
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replying
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commenting
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remarking
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avoiding
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retorting
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rejoining
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ducking
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answering
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responding
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observing
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replying
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commenting
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remarking
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avoiding
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retorting
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rejoining
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ducking
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as in interrogating
to put a series of questions to
the police questioned the suspect before deciding that there was insufficient evidence to hold him
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interrogating
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examining
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quizzing
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querying
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grilling
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pumping
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catechizing
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debriefing
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harassing
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sweating
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hounding
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cross—questioning
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annoying
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picking the brains of
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pestering
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giving the third degree to
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cross—examining
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canvassing
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polling
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canvasing
Thesaurus Entries Near questioning
questioners
questioning
questioningly
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Synonyms
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1. questioning
noun. [‘ˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ’] a request for information.
Synonyms
- interrogation
- question
- inquiry
- enquiry
- asking
- inquiring
- examination
- query
- request
- challenge
Antonyms
- credulous
- unplayful
- clearheaded
- respond
Rhymes with Questioning
- abandoning
- abstaining
- abstaining
- adjoining
- adjourning
- adorning
- affining
- airconditioning
- aligning
- amounting
- apportioning
- ascertaining
- assigning
- attaining
- auctioning
- auditioning
- awakening
- awning
- banning
- beginning
Sentences with questioning
1. Verb, gerund or present participle
Many begin questioning whether their own job is set to be eliminated.
2. Noun, singular or mass
The internal questioning might sound as simple as this: “Do I understand what I am reading?
Quotes about questioning
1. Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
— Albert Einstein
2. The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day.—»Old Man’s Advice to Youth: ‘Never Lose a Holy Curiosity.'»LIFE Magazine (2 May 1955) p. 64
— Albert Einstein
3. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
— Albert Einstein
2. questioning
adjective. [‘ˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ’] perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know).
Synonyms
- perplexed
Antonyms
- forfeit
- start
3. questioning
adjective. [‘ˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ’] showing curiosity.
Synonyms
- speculative
- inquisitive
- wondering
Antonyms
- declarative
- declaratory
- certainty
- uninquiring
4. questioning
adjective. [‘ˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ’] marked by or given to doubt.
Synonyms
- skeptical
- doubting
- sceptical
Antonyms
- familiar
- uninterested
- sound
- empirical
Table of Contents
- What is another word for questioning?
- What is it called when you question someone?
- What is a better word for questioned?
- How do you describe someone asking questions?
- What do you call someone that asks a lot of questions?
- What do you call someone that wants to know everything?
- How do you describe someone who is curious?
- What can I say instead of I want?
- How do you describe wanting someone?
- What is the term for wanting love?
- What’s another word for loving and caring?
- What is another word for all loving?
- What does it mean to be supportive?
- How can you be supportive to someone?
- What is the difference between support and supportive?
- What does being supportive look like?
- How do you support someone emotionally?
- What kind of support do people need?
- What are some examples of support?
- What are the major types of supporting sentences?
- What type of word is support?
What is another word for questioning?
incredulity | disbelief |
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qualms | question |
question mark | bewilderment |
perplexity | vacillation |
unsureness | ambiguity |
What is it called when you question someone?
You could consider Inquirer, Questioner or, for instance Interrogator. Meanings differ slightly, I’d normally go for one of the first two. The third can be used when someone asks multiple questions, i.e., interrogates someone else.
What is a better word for questioned?
What is another word for questioned?
doubted | suspected |
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queried | challenged |
disputed | distrusted |
mistrusted | contested |
disbelieved | impeached |
How do you describe someone asking questions?
Synonyms
- curious. adjective. someone who is curious wants to find out about something.
- inquisitive. adjective. asking a lot of questions about things, especially things that people do not want to talk about.
- questioning. adjective.
- inquiring. adjective.
- nosy. adjective.
- curiously. adverb.
- curiosity. noun.
- nosey. another spelling of nosy.
What do you call someone that asks a lot of questions?
An inquisitive person is one given to asking questions. There are other words to call such a person but they depend on their attitude and the feelings they elicit in others. If someone asks a lot of questions and you feel grateful for the attention, then the person is interested, curious.
What do you call someone that wants to know everything?
A pantomath is a person who wants to know or knows everything. In theory, a pantomath is not to be confused with a polymath in its less strict sense, much less with the related but very different terms philomath and know-it-all.
How do you describe someone who is curious?
You could describe a curious person as inquisitive, questioning, probing, eager to learn, a sponge for information/ knowledge. Another different meaning of a curious person is someone who is odd, strange, peculiar, weird or queer.
What can I say instead of I want?
Different ways to say “I want” in English
- I feel like a pizza.
- I am in the mood for chocolate.
- I am craving a doughnut.
- I’m dying for a cup of coffee.
- I would like some water, please.
- Hit the spot.
How do you describe wanting someone?
Some common synonyms of want are covet, crave, desire, and wish. While all these words mean “to have a longing for,” want specifically suggests a felt need or lack.
What is the term for wanting love?
Saudade (Portuguese): The feeling of longing for someone that you love and is lost. Another linguist describes it as a “vague and constant desire for something that does not and probably cannot exist.”
What’s another word for loving and caring?
What is another word for loving?
affectionate | tender |
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devoted | fond |
warm | adoring |
ardent | caring |
doting | kind |
What is another word for all loving?
omnibenevolence
What does it mean to be supportive?
adjective. giving support. providing sympathy or encouragement: His family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer. providing additional help, information, etc.; auxiliary: manufacturers of supportive materials.
How can you be supportive to someone?
- Be available to listen.
- Be available with advice.
- Show love and affection.
- Help out every now and then with daily chores or by running errands.
- Support the individual during the decision-making process.
- Be a person who the person you care about can trust and confide in.
What is the difference between support and supportive?
As adjectives the difference between supportive and supporting. is that supportive is providing support while supporting is that supports.
What does being supportive look like?
In a supportive relationship, you must also respect the other person’s right to make their own choices and decisions. You offer your advice without condition, so they are free to decline it. We are living during a time when people are desperate for approval. They want to be loved and respected by everybody.
How do you support someone emotionally?
10 Simple Ways to Show Emotional Support to a Loved One in Need
- Step in to Do the To-Dos.
- Make a Thoughtful Move.
- Try a Post-It Filled With Supportive Reminders and Questions.
- Just Show Up.
- Recognize Their Efforts and Say “Thank You”
- Truly “See” Them.
- Remind Them of Their Favorite Things.
- Text an Out-Of-The-Blue Compliment.
What kind of support do people need?
There are three different types of support that you need: support on basic tasks; creative and intellectual support; and emotional and spiritual support. They may sound basic but it’s important that you understand the 3-Tierd Soulful Support System.
What are some examples of support?
Support is defined as to provide comfort, encouragement or financial assistance to someone. An example of support is listening to a friend in need. An example of support is lending money to a sibling. Support means to carry, hold up or bear the weight of someone or something.
What are the major types of supporting sentences?
The supporting sentences, also called the body of the paragraph, are used to support, explain, illustrate, or provide evidence for the idea expressed in the topic sentence….Rule to Remember.
Topic Sentence | expresses a paragraph’s main idea |
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Body of the Paragraph | develops the main idea expressed in the topic sentence |
What type of word is support?
support noun (ENCOURAGEMENT)