INQUIRY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

inquiry

noun

in-ˈkwī(-ə)r-ē

Definition of inquiry

as in investigation

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

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as in request

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

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Recent Examples of inquiry Those findings were overturned in 2012 after a far-reaching inquiry into the disaster that examined previously secret documents and exposed wrongdoing and mistakes by police. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 The committee will hold a special slating session to choose a candidate for the vacant seat, with all inquiries for candidacy required to be received by the July 24 deadline. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 Testimony about the structure — which federal immigration officials say does not exist — has been the subject of a Senate inquiry questioning its use at the site and allegations by Amnesty International of human rights abuses. — Churchill Ndonwie, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026 The second provision granted the president, his family and their businesses unprecedented immunity from inquiries into their taxes. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for inquiry

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquiry

Noun

An investigation by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners found that while the three medications were administered in non-fatal doses, Hemphill failed to acknowledge the way the drugs would act when combined, according to the warrant.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
News reporting about the new plane’s security deficiencies angered the president and triggered a sprawling leak investigation.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of investigation

Noun

In terms of threading the needle between the experimentation and playing Lestat does before landing on a style that’s uniquely his, Lestat’s preference for musical exploration is akin to Hart’s own.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Well, the nation came of age industrially after the Wright brothers' historic flight and has been a leader in aerospace tech and exploration ever since.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of exploration

Noun

So rather than treating every query as a simple question-and-answer task, the system evaluates the operational context before generating a recommendation.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Standard closed-model deployments route prompts through external infrastructure, meaning proprietary workflows, customer data, and strategic processes leave the building every time an employee runs a query.

— Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of query

Noun

Hu, also the Communist Party chief of his bureau, is the highest-ranking official to be caught up in in a widening probe of the province's coal mining sector, according to Caixin, a Chinese business publication.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Fulton County officials have sought to quash the probe, which was referred to the FBI by Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who previously fought to try and overturn the results of the 2020 election as part of the Stop the Steal Movement.

— Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 13 July 2026