questioning
English Thesaurus
1. a request for information (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | asking, request, |
| definition | : | the verbal act of requesting (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | challenge, |
| definition | : | questioning a statement and demanding an explanation (noun.communication) |
2. showing curiosity (adj.all)
| similar | : | curious, |
| definition | : | eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns) (adj.all) |
3. perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know) (adj.all)
| similar | : | perplexed, |
| definition | : | full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment (adj.all) |
4. marked by or given to doubt (adj.all)
| similar | : | distrustful, |
| definition | : | having or showing distrust (adj.all) |
5. a request for information (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | query, question, |
| definition | : | pose a question (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | interrogate, question, |
| definition | : | pose a series of questions to (verb.communication) |
6. showing curiosity (adj.all)
| derivation | : | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over, |
| definition | : | reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | enquire, inquire, wonder, |
| definition | : | have a wish or desire to know something (verb.cognition) |
7. marked by or given to doubt (adj.all)
| derivation | : | doubter, sceptic, skeptic, |
| definition | : | someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs (noun.person) |
8. a request for information (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | query, question, |
| definition | : | pose a question (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | interrogate, question, |
| definition | : | pose a series of questions to (verb.communication) |
9. showing curiosity (adj.all)
| derivation | : | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over, |
| definition | : | reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | enquire, inquire, wonder, |
| definition | : | have a wish or desire to know something (verb.cognition) |
10. marked by or given to doubt (adj.all)
| derivation | : | doubter, sceptic, skeptic, |
| definition | : | someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs (noun.person) |
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