Synonyms of the word

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.

asking

• v. present participle of ask.
• n. The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
• n. (Rare in the singular) A request, or petition.

curious

• adj. Inquisitive; tending to ask questions, investigate, or explore.
• adj. Prompted by curiosity.
• adj. Unusual; odd; out of the ordinary; bizarre.
• adj. (archaic) Exhibiting care or nicety; artfully constructed; elaborate; wrought with elegance or skill.
• adj. (archaic) Fastidious, particular; demanding a high standard of excellence, difficult to satisfy.

distrustful

• adj. Marked by distrust; doubtful; suspicious.
• adj. Causing or giving rise to distrust.

doubting

• v. present participle of doubt.
• n. A condition of doubt.

inquiring

• v. present participle of inquire.

inquisitive

• adj. Eager to acquire knowledge.
• adj. Too curious; overly interested; nosy.

perplexed

• adj. Confused or puzzled.
• adj. Bewildered.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of perplex.

quizzical

• adj. Questioning or suggesting puzzlement.
• adj. Strange or eccentric.

request

• n. Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
• n. A formal message requesting something.
• n. Condition of being sought after.
• n. (obsolete) That which is asked for or requested.
• v. to express the need or desire for.
• v. to ask somebody to do something.

sceptical

• adj. British spelling standard spelling of skeptical.

skeptical

• adj. Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.
• adj. Of or relating to philosophical skepticism or the skeptics.

speculative

• adj. Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.
• adj. Pursued as a gamble, with possible large profits or losses; risky.
• adj. Pertaining to financial speculation; Involving or resulting from high-risk investments or trade.

wondering

• v. present participle of wonder.
• n. The mental activity by which one wonders; a query, puzzlement, etc.