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- a naturally questioning person, she demands rock-solid proof before she believes anything
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- paranoid
- (also paranoidal)
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- credulous,
- gullible
- (also gullable),
- trustful,
- trusting,
- uncritical,
- unquestioning
questioning
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questioning
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- the teenager openly questioned the authority of the town's police force to impose a curfew on residents under the age of 18
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- question your motives before you file the lawsuit: do you really care about the trees, or are you just trying to harass the neighbors?
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- it was apparent that voters were questioning the President's ability to manage the economy
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- the press should be allowed to question public officials about any matter of general interest
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- the police questioned the suspect before deciding that there was insufficient evidence to hold him
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- catechizing,
- examining,
- grilling,
- interrogating,
- pumping,
- querying,
- quizzing,
- sweating
- [slang]
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“Questioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/questioning. Accessed 29 Nov. 2021.
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The first known use of questioning was in the 15th century
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