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Antonyms for questioned

Grammar : Verb
Spell : kwes-chuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɛs tʃən

Definition of questioned

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."
  • verb ask for answer
  • verb doubt
Example sentences :
  • He resorted to familiar artifices for entangling one questioned.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • It never seemed to occur to her that any of her rulings might be questioned.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • This was the fashion of the day, though its utility, on the whole, may very well be questioned.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • I was questioned, of course, but evaded any very close answers.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • We were now questioned about our longitude, and whether we had a chronometer.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • This time we were questioned about canvass, but got off by concealing the truth.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Ladies, you know, are never to be questioned about their likings and dislikings.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • It has been questioned, however, whether in this instance he was not too submissive.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • It was they who first questioned the petals of flowers for their lovers' loyalty.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • Our very right to exist as a distinct society is questioned.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

Synonyms for questioned

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