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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. Jerry Nadler:

    There is no middle ground, it's none of the business of a witness to try to dictate try to a congressional committee what our procedures for questioning Jerry Nadler are.

  2. Mark Thompson:

    Compared to three to five years ago fund managers in general are much more cognisant of climate change risk, however, it is a journey and there is, in general, further to go. What will make fund managers travel further on that journey is demand and questioning from their clients, the asset owners.

  3. Chuck Wexler:

    At the very moment that shootings and murders are skyrocketing, Jeffrey Butts have( people) from Philadelphia to Chicago questioning proactive police activity.

  4. Lopez Obrador:

    Everybody is questioning, and betting that the economy will go badly, but when these actions happen it helps a lot because it demonstrates confidence.

  5. Kerry Craig:

    Given just how strong equities have rallied this year, it is not surprising that investors were already questioning how much further they could go.


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