Questioning synonyms
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investigate (related)
Eager to acquire knowledge
Odd; comical
The definition of curious is eager to know or learn.
Not easily persuaded or convinced; doubting; questioning
To ask questions
self-reflection (related)
To try to locate or discover; search for:
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Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe. [from 16th c.]
Not believing; doubting; skeptical; incredulous
To consider reasons for and against; deliberate on
To dispute is defined as to question the truth of something or to fight for the lead.
To consider (something) to be true or probable on little or no evidence:
To ask questions of
A device used to raise or transfer fluids. Most pumps function either by compression or suction.
To penetrate or explore physically, especially with a probe, in order to find or discover something:
Ask; set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).
Poll is defined as to cast and gather a vote, or to survey people.
To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.
To ask questions about (something); investigate or analyze:
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Grill is defined as to cook on a barbecue or griddle, or to ask a series of intense questions.
To determine the qualifications, aptitude, or skills of by means of questions or exercises.
(Intransitive) To lack confidence in; to disbelieve, question, or suspect.
(Intransitive) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
To ask for boldly or urgently
To question or examine closely or methodically:
The definition of distrust is to have doubt or suspicion.
To solicit is to request or ask for something.
To search into so as to learn the facts; inquire into systematically
To ask for; solicit
1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.4:
To search for; seek
To be wary, suspicious or doubtful
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replying (antonym)
(Law) To answer a defendant's plea
answering (antonym)
To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
self-reflective (related)
critical-thinking (related)
examination (related)
The definition of an examination is a detailed investigation, the act of conducting the detailed investigation or is a formal test of your knowledge or skills in a given area.
Inclined to ask many questions or seek information; eager to learn
Of or pertaining to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.
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belief (related)
Refusing or reluctant to believe
The definition of speculative is based off of thoughts not evidence.
Of or relating to scepticism or the sceptics
To be filled with curiosity or doubt:
To propose some illicit behaviour to (someone). Often sexual in nature.
To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.
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Challenge means to stop someone and ask for their identification.
(Short for, Now Rare) interrogation mark
A handbook of questions and answers for teaching the principles of a religion
An inquiry into a suspicious death conducted by a coroner or medical examiner.
Find another word for questioning. In this page you can discover 53 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for questioning, like: investigate, quizzical, curious, skeptical, interrogating, self-reflection, seeking, incredulous, unbelieving, debating and disputing.