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Synonyms for questioning
ques·tion·ing

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  1. questioning, inquiringadjective

    a request for information

    Synonyms:
    inquiring

    Antonyms:
    trusting, incurious, unperplexed, trustful

  2. questioning, quizzicaladjective

    perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)

    "he had a quizzical expression"

    Synonyms:
    speculative, teasing, wondering(a), inquisitive, sceptical, skeptical, quizzical, doubting, mocking

    Antonyms:
    trusting, incurious, unperplexed, trustful

  3. doubting, questioning, skeptical, scepticaladjective

    marked by or given to doubt

    "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener"

    Synonyms:
    speculative, unbelieving, wondering(a), inquisitive, sceptical, skeptical, quizzical, doubting, disbelieving

    Antonyms:
    trusting, incurious, trustful, unperplexed

  4. inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a)adjective

    showing curiosity

    "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"

    Antonyms:
    trustful, unperplexed, incurious, trusting

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  1. questioningadjective

    Synonyms:
    interrogatory, inquisitive, quizzical, inquisitorial, catechistic, curious, heckling

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How to use questioning in a sentence?

  1. Kimma Gurel:

    There's no question in my mind that Daniel Lee is guilty. The part that's questioning is that the other man was more guilty and he got life without parole, so why did Daniel Lee get the death penalty ? It didn't make sense.

  2. Mark Krikorian:

    And we can follow up lines of questioning that would be appropriate under those circumstances.

  3. Donald Trump:

    There’s almost something wrong with her, i think I am questioning her mental capacity.

  4. Mike Brown:

    The 2020 election still has me questioning the integrity and accuracy of our election process.

  5. Rochelle Herman:

    I was in shock ... I actually was questioning, 'did I really just hear what I think I heard'? I looked over at my cameraman .... and he was just astounded.


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