INQUIRIES Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

inquiries

noun

plural of inquiry

as in investigations

a systematic search for the truth or facts about something an inquiry into the origins of the universe

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as in requests

an act or instance of asking for information one student made a hesitant inquiry about the assignment

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Recent Examples of inquiries But that still amounts to 79 inquiries now being double-checked for a possible violation of policy. — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026 Priority is given to churches within the archdiocese, but his office does get inquiries from Catholic churches nationwide. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 The Daily Express, which first reported the investigation, said the inquiries related to claims that women were trafficked to the king’s private estate in the Scottish Highlands. — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026 NewsCord and Tech for Palestine didn’t respond to THR’s inquiries. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026 He is said to have reacted poorly to inquiries from media outlets reporting on the allegations against him. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026 The public prosecutors didn’t even have the courtesy or humanity to respond to our inquiries and follow-up messages about a recent clue uncovered by a friend. — Léo Keler, The Dial, 27 Oct. 2026 Resort denies safety violations In an August 8, 2026, letter to the Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board, Breckenridge Ski Area Lift Maintenance Director Adam Pino responded to the board's inquiries about Himmelstein's complaints. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 The track’s general manager, Rick Baugh, did not respond to multiple inquiries about ProPublica’s reporting, and one of the racing operation’s owners didn’t answer questions sent by email. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The students also demanded changes in the judiciary and urgent investigations in top-level corruption cases that might have been sidelined due to political pressure under Vucic.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Voting by noncitizens has been shown by audits and investigations to be extremely rare.

— Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of investigations

Noun

Those requests range from support for new construction projects or upgrades, but more than half seek additional funds to shore up revenue for operating costs as budget woes persist.

— Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Review requests, appointments, volunteer work and commitments for the coming days, weeks and months.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of requests

Noun

And the evidence uncovered by Chair Loudermilk raises serious questions about Speaker Pelosi's role in those decisions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The next president, regardless of party, will face specific questions about how much to sustain the long tradition of direct US military aid to Israel and deep US integration with its military.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of questions

Noun

Specialists must evaluate a patient's symptoms, medical history, neurological examinations and imaging results to determine whether the disease is present.

— Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Jean also said at least a dozen children underwent medical examinations and that Osbeck lacked the documentation required to operate an orphanage.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of examinations

Noun

Graham is a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, a professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy, and a senior scientist at Gallup, whose World Poll supplied the data for her latest paper.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Earlier studies collected nearly 200 kill dates from beneath them—not one is older than 2,000 years.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of studies

Noun

Over and over for years these probes would continue, burning through the resources of five bureaus to turn up exactly the same information in every report.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
The administration has targeted universities across the country with probes and threats to pull federal funding in response to pro-Palestinian protests on campus, diversity initiatives and transgender policies.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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