QUESTIONS Synonyms: 265 Similar and Opposite Words

questions 1 of 2

noun

plural of question

as in problems

an interrogative expression often used to test knowledge because I have missed so many classes, I had a hard time answering every question on today's surprise quiz

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as in requests

an act or instance of asking for information after reading the brief statement to the reporters, the lawyer ended the press conference by saying, "No more questions, please" the dozens of questions researched by the reference librarians

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as in objections

a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent that these measurements are accurate is beyond question

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as in topics

a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition) it's a question of personal responsibility

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questions

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verb

present tense third-person singular of question

as in challenges

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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as in debates

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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as in doubts

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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as in asks

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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as in examines

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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Recent Examples of questions

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The workers check tickets and fares, answer questions and perform other customer service functions, issue citations for violating train rules, attempt to maintain peace, assist operators and track the number of passengers and sort them into different fare categories. —

Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Each candidate was given equal time to respond to questions related to more than a dozen different topics. —

Richard Ramos, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026 Untracked third-man runs cost them against Guardiola’s side and coming up against a quicker, more fluid PSG attack will only ask further questions. —

Andy Jones, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026 Future dangerousness is one of two questions at the core of sentencing in death penalty cases. —

Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026 Have questions about ordering or a purchase? —

Tory Johnson, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026 The answers to those questions will help determine who Miller, Ogden and the Texas staff pursue. —

Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026 When not giddily tearing apart the rom-com – a key conversation between Charlie and Emma happens in the trope-iest of cinematic eateries, a diner – Borgli asks really major thematic questions with his controversial subject matter. —

Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026 Schneider noted that American students ranked behind countries such as Germany, France, and South Korea, raising questions about how digital skills are being developed in classrooms. —

Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Verb

Both have begun advertising, and no one questions their ability to win at least 15% of the convention vote, the ticket to the primary. —

Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026 Love in the Time of Cholera questions the virtue of patience. —

Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026 But when new hire Pumpkin (Lola Tung) questions their sisterhood, they’re forced to confront inner darkness or meet violent ends. —

Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026 Family questions police response Sye's other sister told CBS New Baltimore that the officers were too aggressive in their response. —

Adam Thompson, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026 Susan Hildreth, who led the agency from 2011 to 2015, questions the lack of information about the current process on the agency’s website. —

ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026 In the scene, Kevin awkwardly questions Jan about her sperm donor, delivering a punchline that implied he may have been involved. —

Kennedy French, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026 Jon Ossoff questions Tulsi Gabbard about Iran’s nuclear capabilities. —

Adam Beam, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026 Despite the changes, Heidi Leathwood questions how much the paradigm for oil and gas regulation has shifted in the state. —

Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for questions

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But his career ended prematurely when persistent groin problems eventually resulted in the diagnosis of a degenerative right side.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
One begins to think that the condition is hereditary—that, instead of a Habsburg jaw, the wealthy white denizens of New Orleans high society are saddled with emotional problems.

— Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026