Synonyms of questioned

questioned

verb

past tense of question

1

as in challenged

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• challenged
• disputed
• doubted
• contested
• protested
• queried
• impeached
• called in question
• opposed
• oppugned
• fought
• resisted
• mistrusted
• kicked (about)
• objected (to)
• combated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• believed
• accepted
• embraced
• swallowed
• supported
• defended
• backed
• advocated
• promoted
• championed
• tolerated
• endured
• abided
• stomached

2

as in pondered

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?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pondered
• debated
• contemplated
• considered
• studied
• entertained
• weighed
• explored
• eyed
• reviewed
• analyzed
• deliberated
• ruminated
• cogitated
• thought (about or over)
• looked at
• meditated
• revolved
• chewed on
• mulled (over)
• turned
• wrestled (with)
• chewed over
• perpended
• kicked around
• pored (over)
• concluded
• believed
• reminisced
• reasoned
• reflected (on or upon)
• digested
• beat one's brains out (about)
• cudgeled one's brains (about)
• opined
• mused (upon)
• speculated (about)
• second-guessed
• fixated (on or upon)
• conceived
• obsessed (about or over)
• absorbed
• fretted (about or over)
• dwelled (on or upon)
• brooded (about or over)
• drank (in)
• assimilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• overlooked
• rejected
• dismissed
• slighted
• pooh-poohed

3

as in doubted

to have no trust or confidence in

it was apparent that voters were questioning the President's ability to manage the economy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doubted
• suspected
• distrusted
• mistrusted
• misdoubted
• disbelieved
• discounted
• discredited
• negated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trusted
• relied (on or upon)
• counted (on or upon)
• depended (on or upon)
• banked (on or upon)

4

as in asked

to put a question or questions to

the press should be allowed to question public officials about any matter of general interest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asked
• interrogated
• quizzed
• queried
• inquired (of)
• grilled
• examined
• catechized
• cross-questioned
• surveyed
• cross-examined
• bombarded
• pumped
• besieged
• polled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• answered
• replied
• responded
• observed
• remarked
• commented
• retorted
• avoided
• rejoined
• ducked

5

as in examined

to put a series of questions to

the police questioned the suspect before deciding that there was insufficient evidence to hold him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• examined
• interrogated
• quizzed
• queried
• grilled
• pumped
• catechized
• harassed
• annoyed
• debriefed
• picked the brains of
• cross-examined
• gave the third degree to
• hounded
• cross-questioned
• pestered
• sweat
• canvassed
• polled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of questioned

The article went viral, garnering pushback from the LGBT community over how it was covered and more attention to the LGBT bar itself from conservative pundits, who questioned why the bar still had a mask mandate. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026

That anyone who questioned this restriction was marginalized and excluded and actually thrown out of society. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Overton is being questioned by the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, who will vote on whether to advance her nomination. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

The legality of the repayment provision has been questioned by all the municipalities that voted against the funding agreement in May. — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

During the hearing, Kelly questioned whether the administration had met its legal responsibilities and provided CNN, MS NOW and Politico with adequate due process before banning them. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

One interested investor who questioned high research and development costs was an immediate red flag, Knowles remembers. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Both Crump and Wells' parents questioned how the panel could determine Wells drowned, when both the official and independent autopsies said the cause of death could not be determined. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

The methodology of Milgram’s experiments as well as similar ones has been recently questioned and the numbers disputed. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026