Synonyms for questioning
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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1. List of paraphrases for "questioning":

   interrogation, interrogations, interrogating, interviewing, interview, examination, challenging, interrogate, doubting

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1. Noe Rojas:

   In the past year, we have heard stories across our country of African Americans questioning the appraisal process and the values assigned to their homes, this shows how systemic racism continues to haunt neighborhoods of color.

2. Hyman Rickover:

   Be ever questioning. Ignorance is not bliss. It is oblivion. You don't go to heaven if you die dumb. Become better informed. Lean from others' mistakes. You could not live long enough to make them all yourself.

3. Fadwa Tlaib:

   I ran because of injustices and because my boys, who are questioning their [Muslim] identity and whether they belong, i’ve never been one to stand on the sidelines.

4. Emily Mills:

   They said they were looking into his alleged ties to the Islamic State, they said it was an ongoing investigation and that they were questioning faculty and other students.

5. Geoff Burgan:

   If Trump's influence had truly died out on January 21st, 2021, you might see a very different campaign today, but what we know is that Donald Trump and a lot of Republicans, including the statewide ticket in Virginia, have doubled down on the Big Lie, sham audits and questioning the fundamentals of democracy.