Synonyms of the word

inquiry

• n. The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
• n. Search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation.

enquiry

• n. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A question.
• n. Search for truth, information or knowledge.

inquiring

• v. present participle of inquire.

interrogation

• n. The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
• n. A question put; an inquiry.
• n. ?, Indicates that the sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is used to express doubt,…

investigating

• v. present participle of investigate.

investigation

• n. The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient…

query

• n. A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
• n. A question mark.
• n. (computing, databases) A set of instructions passed to a database.
• v. (transitive) To ask, inquire.
• v. (intransitive) To ask a question.
• v. (transitive) To question or call into doubt.
• v. (computing, databases) To pass a query to a database to retrieve information.
• v. (transitive, Internet) To send a private message to (a user on IRC).

question

• n. A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
• n. A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
• n. A doubt or challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter.
• n. A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
• n. interrogation by torture.
• n. (obsolete) Talk; conversation; speech.
• v. To ask questions of; interrogate; enquire; ask for information.
• v. To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
• v. (obsolete) To argue; to converse; to dispute.

questioning

• n. The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
• n. The act of challenging, wondering and doubting.
• n. Interrogation.
• adj. Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt or wonder.
• v. present participle of question.

research

• n. (uncountable) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications,…
• n. (countable) A particular instance or piece of research.
• v. (transitive) To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
• v. (intransitive) To make an extensive investigation into.
• v. (transitive) To search again.