INQUIRE OF Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

inquire (of)

verb

Definition of inquire (of)

as in to ask

to put a question or questions to casually inquired of the neighbors the identity of the house's previous owner

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When asked about his All-Star nod over the weekend, Joe Ryan focused on his team’s offense and the upcoming schedule instead of himself.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Darnell didn’t have an answer when asked if Acuff, Clifford and Cardwell will play against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday in the final game of the California Classic.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of ask

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Buchhorn’s conviction was overturned in 2021, after the Court of Appeals of Kansas found Buchhorn’s defense did not sufficiently question Erik Mitchell of Frontier Forensics Midwest, an independent contractor who performed Oliver’s autopsy.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Trump has routinely teased the possibility of seeking a third term since returning to office and openly questioned whether he would be allowed to do so.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of question

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But the filmmaker proves more interested in interrogating that ethos than recreating it, and few horror mythologies are better suited to exploring betrayal and regret than one built around the refusal to let the dead remain dead.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
After being interrogated, Hale was hanged at age 21, about two months after the Declaration of Independence.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

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