Synonyms for question

noun

1. A query

   inquiry, inquiring, interrogatory, interrogative, interrogation, inquisition, feeler, catechism, inquest, rhetorical question, burning question, crucial question, leading question, catch question, academic question, vexed question, sixty-four dollar question*.

   Antonyms answer*, solution, reply.

2. A puzzle

   enigma, mystery, problem; see puzzle 2.

3. A subject

   proposal, topic, issue; see issue 1, subject 1.

beside the question

beyond question

in question

out of the question

verb

1. To ask

   inquire, interrogate, examine, query, quest, seek, search, sound out, petition, solicit, ask about, catechize, show curiosity, pry into, ask a leading question, challenge, raise a question, pick one's brains, make inquiry, quiz, cross-examine, probe, investigate, interview, debrief, put to the question, bring into question, grill*, pump*, give the third degree*; see also ask 1.

2. To doubt

   distrust, suspect, dispute; see doubt 1, 2. See syn. study at ask.