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question

n.

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.
A puzzle
enigma, mystery, problem; see puzzle 2.
A subject
proposal, topic, issue; see issue 1, subject 1.

beside the question

not germane, beside the point, immaterial; see irrelevant.

beyond question

beyond dispute, without any doubt, undoubtedly; see surely, unquestionably.

in question

being considered, under discussion, under consideration, under advisement, at issue, controversial, in dispute, up for discussion, on the floor, on the agenda; see also controversial, questionable 1, uncertain 2.

out of the question

not to be considered, by no means, unthinkable; see impossible 1.

question Synonyms

question

v.

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

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Another word for question

noun

A request for data:
inquiry, interrogation, query. (Law) interrogatory. See ask, investigate
A situation that presents difficulty, uncertainty, or perplexity:
hornets' nest, issue, problem. (Informal) can of worms. See easy
A lack of conviction or certainty:
doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, mistrust, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty, wonder. See certain

verb

To put a question to (someone):
ask, examine, inquire, query, quiz. See ask
To be uncertain, disbelieving, or skeptical about:
distrust, doubt, misdoubt, mistrust, wonder. Idiom: have one's doubts. See certain