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question

[kwes-chuhn] / ˈkwɛs tʃən /
NOUN
a query
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inquiry investigation query questioning
STRONG
catechism examination inquest inquiring inquisition interrogation interrogatory poll
WEAK
Q and A third degree
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer reply
NOUN
controversy, doubt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
argument challenge confusion debate difficulty dispute mystery objection problem query uncertainty
STRONG
contention demur demurral dubiety enigma misgiving protest puzzle remonstrance remonstration
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agreement answer
STRONG
certainty
NOUN
issue, point at issue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
discussion point problem proposal subject theme topic
STRONG
motion proposition
Antonyms
WEAK
answer
VERB
ask for answer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
challenge examine grill interrogate interview investigate query quiz search seek
STRONG
catechize enquire hit inquire petition probe pry pump quest solicit
WEAK
ask about cross-examine give the third degree go over hit up hold out for make inquiry pick one's brains put through the wringer put to the question raise question show curiosity sound out sweat it out of work over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer reply
VERB
doubt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
challenge dispute oppose query suspect
STRONG
controvert disbelieve distrust hesitate impeach impugn mistrust suspicion
WEAK
call into question cast doubt upon puzzle over wonder about
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer
STRONG
believe trust

Example Sentences

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"The question is why are we higher than the rest of the UK?"

From BBC • May 6, 2026

A broader question is how your husband should structure his portfolio.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

“The question is: Is Ted a one-man band?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

“There’s no question he’d be the most knowledgeable and committed climate advocate that’s ever held really high office in America,” climate activist and author Bill McKibben recently told Politico.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

His question lands with a thud at my feet and everything I’ve been wanting to tell him scrambles into a pile in my head.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 6

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