All question synonyms

noun question

• examination — A detailed inspection or investigation.
• inquest — a legal or judicial inquiry, usually before a jury, especially an investigation made by a coroner into the cause of a death.
• inquiring — seeking facts, information, or knowledge: an inquiring mind.
• inquisition — an official investigation, especially one of a political or religious nature, characterized by lack of regard for individual rights, prejudice on the part of the examiners, and recklessly cruel punishments.
• interrogatory — conveying or expressing a question; interrogative.
• poll — polly.
• wringer — a person or thing that wrings.
• q and a — an exchange of questions and answers.
• problem — any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
• difficulty — the fact or condition of being difficult.
• issue — the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution: the issue of food and blankets to flood victims.
• subject — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
• matter — a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
• controversy — Controversy is a lot of discussion and argument about something, often involving strong feelings of anger or disapproval.
• argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
• confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
• debate — A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
• mystery — anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown: the mysteries of nature.
• objection — a reason or argument offered in disagreement, opposition, refusal, or disapproval.
• uncertainty — the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
• contention — Someone's contention is the idea or opinion that they are expressing in an argument or discussion.
• demur — If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do.
• demurral — the act or an instance of demurring
• dubiety — doubtfulness; doubt.
• enigma — A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.
• misgiving — Often, misgivings. a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension.
• protest — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
• puzzle — a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
• remonstrance — an act or instance of remonstrating.
• remonstration — to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
• discussion — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
• point — a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
• proposal — the act of offering or suggesting something for acceptance, adoption, or performance.
• theme — a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting.
• topic — a subject of conversation or discussion: to provide a topic for discussion.
• motion — the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
• proposition — the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
• reservation — the act of keeping back, withholding, or setting apart.
• question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
• anxiety — Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
• hesitation — the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.