Synonyms of questioning

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adjective

as in skeptical

inclined to doubt or question claims

a naturally questioning person, she demands rock-solid proof before she believes anything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skeptical
• doubting
• suspicious
• cautious
• suspecting
• careful
• disbelieving
• incredulous
• wary
• unbelieving
• distrustful
• negativistic
• mistrustful
• paranoid
• curious
• cynical
• inquiring
• puzzled
• unsure
• critical
• show-me
• quizzical
• paranoidal
• experienced
• watchful
• inquisitive
• guarded
• leery
• knowing
• uncertain
• unconvinced
• hesitant
• worldly
• undecided
• undetermined
• nosy
• sophisticated
• leary
• nosey
• snoopy
• gun-shy
• unsettled
• worldly-wise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trusting
• unquestioning
• certain
• uncritical
• sure
• credulous
• naive
• positive
• confident
• unknowing
• trustful
• gullible
• naïve
• simple
• innocent
• unsophisticated
• simpleminded
• green
• ingenuous
• childlike
• unworldly
• inexperienced
• raw
• callow
• idealistic
• wide-eyed
• gullable
• careless
• impractical
• duped
• tricked
• heedless
• deceived
• unsuspecting
• unsuspicious
• beguiled
• unwary
• gulled

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• trusting
• unquestioning
• certain
• uncritical
• sure
• credulous
• naive
• positive
• confident
• unknowing
• trustful
• gullible
• naïve
• simple
• innocent
• unsophisticated
• simpleminded
• green
• ingenuous
• childlike
• unworldly
• inexperienced
• raw
• callow
• idealistic
• wide-eyed
• gullable
• careless
• impractical
• duped
• tricked
• heedless
• deceived
• unsuspecting
• unsuspicious
• beguiled
• unwary
• gulled

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questioning

2 of 3

noun

as in inquiry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inquiry
• interrogation
• prying
• concern
• wonderment
• attentiveness
• inquisitiveness
• interest
• interference
• regard
• curiosity
• intrusiveness
• curiousness
• obtrusiveness
• meddlesomeness
• eavesdropping
• officiousness
• nosiness
• rubbernecking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disregard
• indifference
• incuriosity
• incuriousness
• unconcern
• disinterestedness
• apathy

• disregard
• indifference
• incuriosity
• incuriousness
• unconcern
• disinterestedness
• apathy

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questioning

3 of 3

verb

present participle of question

1

as in challenging

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

• challenging
• doubting
• disputing
• contesting
• protesting
• impeaching
• querying
• opposing
• mistrusting
• oppugning
• calling into question
• fighting
• resisting
• calling in question
• combating
• combatting
• kicking (about)
• objecting (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• believing
• accepting
• embracing
• defending
• supporting
• swallowing
• advocating
• promoting
• backing
• enduring
• tolerating
• abiding
• championing
• stomaching

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• believing
• accepting
• embracing
• defending
• supporting
• swallowing
• advocating
• promoting
• backing
• enduring
• tolerating
• abiding
• championing
• stomaching

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2

as in pondering

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

• pondering
• debating
• contemplating
• considering
• studying
• entertaining
• exploring
• weighing
• analyzing
• reviewing
• eyeing
• deliberating
• ruminating
• cogitating
• eying
• meditating
• looking at
• revolving
• perpending
• reasoning
• chewing over
• chewing on
• turning
• kicking around
• digesting
• believing
• reminiscing
• mulling (over)
• thinking (about or over)
• opining
• wrestling (with)
• concluding
• beating one's brains out (about)
• second-guessing
• poring (over)
• cudgeling one's brains (about)
• absorbing
• conceiving
• assimilating
• reflecting (on or upon)
• musing (upon)
• speculating (about)
• fixating (on or upon)
• obsessing (about or over)
• dwelling (on or upon)
• fretting (about or over)
• brooding (about or over)
• drinking (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• disregarding
• rejecting
• dismissing
• overlooking
• slighting
• pooh-poohing
• poohing

• ignoring
• disregarding
• rejecting
• dismissing
• overlooking
• slighting
• pooh-poohing
• poohing

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3

as in doubting

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

• doubting
• distrusting
• suspecting
• mistrusting
• misdoubting
• disbelieving
• discounting
• discrediting
• negating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trusting
• depending (on or upon)
• counting (on or upon)
• relying (on or upon)
• banking (on or upon)

• trusting
• depending (on or upon)
• counting (on or upon)
• relying (on or upon)
• banking (on or upon)

4

as in asking

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

• asking
• interrogating
• quizzing
• querying
• grilling
• examining
• catechizing
• cross-questioning
• inquiring (of)
• cross-examining
• bombarding
• surveying
• pumping
• polling
• besieging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• answering
• responding
• observing
• replying
• commenting
• remarking
• avoiding
• retorting
• rejoining
• ducking

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• answering
• responding
• observing
• replying
• commenting
• remarking
• avoiding
• retorting
• rejoining
• ducking

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5

as in interrogating

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

• interrogating
• examining
• quizzing
• querying
• grilling
• pumping
• catechizing
• debriefing
• harassing
• sweating
• hounding
• cross-questioning
• annoying
• picking the brains of
• pestering
• giving the third degree to
• cross-examining
• canvassing
• polling
• canvasing