Synonyms for questioned
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kwes-chuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɛs tʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for questioned Other synonyms for the word questioned
- ask about
- call into question
- cast doubt upon
- catechize
- controvert
- cross-examine
- disbelieve
- distrust
- enquire
- give the third degree
- go over
- hesitate
- hit
- hit up
- hold out for
- impeach
- impugn
- inquire
- knock
- make inquiry
- mistrust
- petition
- pick one's brains
- probe
- pry
- pump
- put through the wringer
- put to the question
- puzzle over
- quest
- raise question
- roast
- search
- seek
- show curiosity
- solicit
- sound out
- suspect
- suspicion
- sweat it out of
- wonder about
- work over
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for questioned
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