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Antonyms for questions
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kwes-chuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɛs tʃən |
Definition of questions
Origin :- early 13c., "philosophical or theological problem;" early 14c. as "utterance meant to elicit an answer or discussion," also as "a difficulty, a doubt," from Anglo-French questiun, Old French question "question, difficulty, problem; legal inquest, interrogation, torture," from Latin quaestionem (nominative quaestio) "a seeking, a questioning, inquiry, examining, judicial investigation," noun of action from past participle stem of quaerere "ask, seek" (see query (v.)).
- No question "undoubtedly" is from mid-15c; no questions asked "accountability not required" is from 1879 (especially in newspaper advertisements seeking the return of something lost or stolen). Question mark is from 1849, sometimes also question stop (1862); figurative use is from 1869. To be out of the question (c.1700) is to be not pertinent to the subject, hence "not to be considered."
- noun asking for answer
- noun controversy, doubt
- noun issue, point at issue
- verb ask for answer
- verb doubt
- Now don't get suspicious, and tell me to mind my own business when I ask you questions.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- No questions were asked; no information given; they simply disappeared.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- Hope asked no questions, and hardly felt the impulse to inquire what had happened.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- From the viewpoint of centuries, the questions that come to us are narrowed and few.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- These questions, in her sober mood, weighed the others down.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- She must either answer her questions or persuade her not to ask any.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- To these questions a mental echo answered with a melancholy negative.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various
- Catechization is not a method of instruction by means of questions and answers.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- Each chapter of this explanation is followed by a number of questions.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- "I've refused all these to Uncle Timothy; he's been worrying me with questions—" I said desperately.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
Synonyms for questions
- argument
- ask about
- call into question
- cast doubt upon
- catechism
- catechize
- challenge
- confusion
- contention
- controvert
- cross-examine
- debate
- demur
- demurral
- difficulty
- disbelieve
- discussion
- dispute
- distrust
- dubiety
- enigma
- enquire
- examination
- examine
- give the third degree
- go over
- grill
- hesitate
- hit
- hit up
- hold out for
- impeach
- impugn
- inquest
- inquire
- inquiring
- inquiry
- inquisition
- interrogate
- interrogation
- interrogatory
- interview
- investigate
- investigation
- knock
- make inquiry
- misgiving
- mistrust
- motion
- mystery
- objection
- oppose
- petition
- pick one's brains
- point
- poll
- probe
- problem
- proposal
- proposition
- protest
- pry
- pump
- put through the wringer
- put to the question
- puzzle
- puzzle over
- Q and A
- query
- quest
- questioning
- quiz
- raise question
- remonstrance
- remonstration
- roast
- search
- seek
- show curiosity
- solicit
- sound out
- subject
- suspect
- suspicion
- sweat it out of
- theme
- third degree
- topic
- uncertainty
- wonder about
- work over
- wringer
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