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questioning |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb question 3 of 5 senses of question Sense 1 question, oppugn, call into question => suspect, distrust, doubt Sense 3 question, query => wonder, inquire, enquire => interpellate => examine => pump => check out sound out feel out => debrief Sense 5 wonder, question => scruple Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb question 3 of 5 senses of question Sense 1 question, oppugn, call into question => suspect, distrust, doubt Sense 3 question, query => wonder, inquire, enquire => request => seek => interpellate => examine => quiz, test => cross examine, cross question => catechize, catechise => pump => check out sound out feel out => debrief Sense 5 wonder, question => scruple Entailment of verb question Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb question 5 senses of question Sense 1 question, oppugn, call into question => challenge Sense 2 interrogate, question => ask Sense 3 question, query => ask Sense 4 interview, question => converse, discourse Sense 5 wonder, question => chew over think over meditate, ponder, excogotate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over ruminate, speculate Familiarity of verb question question used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb question Sense 1 question, oppugn, call into question => challenge -------------- Sense 2 interrogate, question => ask -------------- Sense 3 question, query => ask -------------- Sense 4 interview, question => converse, discourse -------------- Sense 5 wonder, question => chew over think over meditate, ponder, excogotate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over ruminate, speculate -------------- Grep of noun questioning line of questioning questioning Overview of noun questioning The noun questioning has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) questioning, inquiring -- (a request for information) Overview of verb question The verb question has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (17) question, oppugn, call into question -- (challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of "We must question your judgment in this matter") 2. (14) interrogate, question -- (pose a series of questions to "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion") 3. (5) question, query -- (pose a question) 4. (3) interview, question -- (conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting) 5. (2) wonder, question -- (place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight") Overview of adj questioning The adj questioning has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) questioning, quizzical -- (perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); "he had a quizzical expression") 2. doubting, questioning, skeptical, sceptical -- (marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener") 3. inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering -- (showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow") Antonyms of adj questioning 3 senses of questioning Sense 1 questioning, quizzical INDIRECT (VIA perplexed) -> unperplexed Sense 2 doubting, questioning, skeptical, sceptical INDIRECT (VIA distrustful) -> trustful, trusting Sense 3 inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA curious) -> incurious Similarity of adj questioning 3 senses of questioning Sense 1 questioning, quizzical => perplexed (vs. unperplexed) Sense 2 doubting, questioning, skeptical, sceptical => distrustful (vs. trustful) Sense 3 inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(postnominal) => curious (vs. incurious) Attributes of adj questioning Familiarity of adj questioning questioning used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj questioning questioning unquestioning Overview of noun questioning The noun questioning has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) questioning, inquiring -- (a request for information) Overview of verb question The verb question has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (17) question, oppugn, call into question -- (challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of "We must question your judgment in this matter") 2. (14) interrogate, question -- (pose a series of questions to "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion") 3. (5) question, query -- (pose a question) 4. (3) interview, question -- (conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting) 5. (2) wonder, question -- (place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight") Overview of adj questioning The adj questioning has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) questioning, quizzical -- (perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); "he had a quizzical expression") 2. doubting, questioning, skeptical, sceptical -- (marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener") 3. inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering -- (showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow")
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