Synonyms of queries

queries 1 of 2

noun

plural of query

1

as in doubts

a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something

readers will likely have a query or two about some of the more remarkable episodes in the memoir

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doubts
• suspicions
• concerns
• uncertainties
• skepticism
• distrust
• reservations
• mistrust
• anxieties
• misgivings
• dubitations
• misdoubts
• incertitudes
• dubieties
• disbeliefs
• paranoias
• qualms
• incredulities
• compunctions
• tremors
• scruples
• niggles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• convictions
• beliefs
• assurances
• confidences
• trusts
• certainties
• sureties
• certitudes
• faiths
• credences

2

as in requests

an act or instance of asking for information

please respond to my query at your earliest convenience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requests
• questions
• inquiries
• questionnaires
• questionings
• calls
• surveys
• interrogatories
• investigations
• polls
• researches
• studies
• probes
• explorations
• interrogations
• examinations
• inquisitions
• probings
• inquests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• responses
• answers
• replies

queries

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of query

1

as in questions

to demand proof of the truth or rightness of

it seems odd that someone would want two stoves, so you'd better query that order

Synonyms & Similar Words

• questions
• challenges
• disputes
• contests
• doubts
• calls in question
• protests
• impeaches
• oppugns
• objects (to)
• kicks (about)
• resists
• mistrusts
• opposes
• fights
• combats

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• believes
• accepts
• supports
• swallows
• embraces
• backs
• defends
• advocates
• champions
• promotes
• endures
• tolerates
• abides
• stomachs

2

as in asks

to put a question or questions to

queried the professor about the assignment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• questions
• asks
• quizzes
• interrogates
• inquires (of)
• grills
• catechizes
• pumps
• examines
• surveys
• cross-questions
• bombards
• polls
• cross-examines
• besieges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• answers
• responds
• replies
• remarks
• comments
• observes
• avoids
• retorts
• rejoins
• ducks

3

as in interrogates

to put a series of questions to

once the statement was given, the press secretary allowed reporters to query the President

Synonyms & Similar Words

• questions
• interrogates
• examines
• quizzes
• catechizes
• pumps
• grills
• picks the brains of
• debriefs
• gives the third degree to
• sweats
• cross-questions
• cross-examines
• annoys
• harasses
• pesters
• hounds
• polls
• canvasses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of queries

Noun

Leaders of organizations can encourage knowledge workers to develop friction-generating queries of AI models. — Monideepa Tarafdar, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

If the model consistently recommends you in blind queries, the other levels of reputation maturity are likely in good shape. — Alona Karpinska, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Behind that, a series of CedarDB tables tracks the game geometry and state, while about 1,300 lines of SQL queries spread across 89 common table expressions implement the game logic and generate 35 bitmap framebuffers per second. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Nine out of 10 queries about waiting times feature a question about the averages. — Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026

Some competing firewalls go wild with choices in their popup queries. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Even though it was not supposed to have access to the internet, the agent found a way to send queries to a public chatbot. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

In more than one-third of cases (35%), chatbots owned by Chinese companies either refused to answer queries, used language favored by the Chinese government, or gave answers that were demonstrably incorrect. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026

Choosing IndieWire as a preferred source ensures that Google will prioritize IndieWire stories in all of your queries, including traditional searches, Discover, and AI Overviews. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026

Verb

If an agent queries a legacy database to decide whether to trigger an outreach sequence or prioritize an account, a flat list of static attributes is fundamentally useless to its reasoning engine. — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Fin’s primary offering is an AI agent capable of resolving chat, email, WhatsApp, text message, phone, and Slack queries, Salesforce said. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 15 June 2026

And federal law enforcement regularly queries the FISA database for Americans' information and reviews their content. — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 12 June 2026

Flay frequently answers fans’ queries about his Food Network series on social media, addressing a wide variety of topics. — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026

One such template application involves encrypted semantic search, which queries databases or datasets and returns relevant results based on the context or meaning of the search terms rather than keywords that match them. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026

Search had a strong quarter with AI experiences driving usage, queries at an all time high, and 19% revenue growth. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026

Simon Properties, which operates many of South Florida’s most popular malls including Dadeland, Sawgrass Mills, The Falls, Brickell City Centre and Miami International Mall didn’t respond to several Miami Herald queries about its gun policy. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025

With topics ranging from triple-captain dilemmas to dark-horse midfielders and how the new Defensive Contributions (DC) rule works, here are Abdul’s answers to some of the standout queries. — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025