Synonyms and antonyms of Questioning and types of questions in British Thesaurus

question (noun)

something that someone asks you when they want information

inquiry (noun)

a question intended to get information about someone or something

query (noun)

a question that you ask because you want information or because you are not certain about something

leading question (noun)

a question asked in such a way that it tricks or forces someone to give you the answer that you want

survey (noun)

a set of questions that you ask a large number of people or organizations

poll (noun)

an occasion when a lot of people are asked what they feel about something, usually by a company paid by a political party, television programme etc

questionnaire (noun)

a set of questions that a lot of people are asked as a way of getting information about what people think or do generally

interrogation (noun)

the process of asking someone a lot of questions in an angry or threatening way, in order to get information

rhetorical question (noun)

a question that you ask without expecting or wanting an answer

the $64,000 question (noun)

a question that is the most important and most difficult to answer concerning a particular problem or situation

canvass (noun)

a period of time spent asking people for their opinions or support

challenge (noun)

an action or idea that questions whether something is true, accurate, or legal

conundrum (noun)

a question asked as a trick that is answered by using words in a surprising way

enquiry ()

another spelling of inquiry

follow-up (noun)

mainly journalism a question that you ask immediately after another question, in order to get more information

grilling (noun)

if you give someone a grilling, you spend a long time asking them a lot of difficult questions

inquiry (noun)

the process of asking about something or examining something in order to get more information

inquisition (noun)

a long series of difficult questions asked by someone who is very determined to get information from you

invitation (noun)

a written or spoken request asking someone to spend time with you socially or to come to a social event

open question (noun)

if something is an open question, people are not sure what will happen about it

point of order (noun)

a question about whether something is against the rules of a meeting

polling (noun)

the act of asking people what they feel about something

poser (noun)

old-fashioned a very difficult question

problem (noun)

a question that someone is given to answer as a test of their ability

question (noun)

a request for information that is intended to test your knowledge, for example in a test or competition

riddle (noun)

a question that seems impossible or silly but has a clever or funny answer

straw poll (noun)

a situation in which you ask in an informal way for people’s opinions about something

the third degree (noun)

a lot of questions that someone asks you in a very determined way

trick question (noun)

a question that seems to have an easy answer but is really designed to trick you