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pick one's brains

  • as inask
  • as inquestion
  • as inquiz
  • as inconsult
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Synonyms for pick one's brains

verb question
  • challenge
  • demand
  • inquire
  • quiz
  • request
  • buzz
  • canvass
  • catechize
  • direct
  • enjoin
  • examine
  • grill
  • hit
  • institute
  • interrogate
  • investigate
  • needle
  • pump
  • query
  • roast
  • sweat
  • cross-examine
  • give the third degree
  • go over
  • hunt for
  • pick one's brains
  • pop the question
  • pry into
  • put the screws to
  • put through the wringer

Antonyms for pick one's brains

  • answer
  • reply
  • ignore
  • claim
  • command
  • disinvite
  • insist
  • repudiate
  • tell
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.