questioned

The word “questioned” has 2 syllables: ques-tioned

It's pronounced as /ˈkwɛs.tʃənd/


What is synonym and antonym for questioned?

In the thesaurus, “questioned” has 16 synonyms and 15 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for questioned along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for questioned

  • asked
  • challenged
  • considered
  • contemplated
  • contested
  • debated
  • disputed
  • doubted
  • entertained
  • examined
  • explored
  • interrogated
  • pondered
  • quizzed
  • studied
  • weighed

Antonyms for questioned

  • accepted
  • answered
  • believed
  • defended
  • dismissed
  • disregarded
  • embraced
  • ignored
  • observed
  • overlooked
  • rejected
  • replied
  • responded
  • swallowed
  • trusted

Meanings of questioned

  • verb
    1. To ask questions about; to interrogate; to enquire for information.
    2. To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
    3. To argue; to converse; to dispute.

Example Sentences

  • The suspect remained silent when questioned by the police about his whereabouts.
  • The journalist questioned the integrity of the government's decision-making process.
  • Students questioned the validity of the research findings presented in class.
  • When questioned about his qualifications, the job applicant provided detailed explanations of his relevant experience.
  • The panel of experts carefully questioned the witness to uncover any inconsistencies in their testimony.

On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to questioned, such as: accepted, answered, asked, believed, challenged, considered, contemplated.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

called in question

  • argue
  • assail
  • attack
  • belie
  • contravene
  • counter
  • debate
  • defy
  • deny
  • differ
  • disagree
  • disprove
  • dispute
  • distrust
  • face
  • fight
  • hesitate
  • impugn
  • litigate
  • negate
  • oppose
  • prevent
  • protest
  • questioned
  • repudiate
  • resist
  • suspect

called into question

debated

  • argued
  • considered
  • contemplated
  • controversial
  • discussed
  • disputed
  • entertained
  • explored
  • pondered
  • questioned
  • studied
  • weighed

debriefed

kicked around

  • abused
  • aim
  • amble
  • answer
  • bicker
  • bullied
  • challenge
  • chewed on
  • chilled
  • conquer
  • consider
  • considered
  • consult
  • contemplate
  • contemplated
  • contend
  • contest
  • contradict
  • dance
  • debated
  • deliberate
  • deny
  • discuss
  • disprove
  • doubt
  • drifted
  • enslave
  • entertained
  • envisage
  • evaluate
  • explored
  • eyed
  • figure out
  • flit
  • float
  • flow
  • flutter
  • fooled around
  • foresee
  • guess
  • hover
  • hung about
  • hypothesize
  • inspect
  • intend
  • interpret
  • investigate
  • kicked back
  • killed time
  • lazied
  • linger
  • looked at
  • mean
  • meander
  • messed around
  • messed over
  • mull over
  • oppose
  • played
  • ponder
  • pondered
  • propose
  • quarrel
  • question
  • questioned
  • read
  • rebut
  • reflect
  • refute
  • relaxed
  • resolve
  • ride
  • roamed
  • ruminate
  • sail
  • scrutinize
  • slide
  • spell out
  • stray
  • stroll
  • strolled
  • studied
  • study
  • surmise
  • test
  • think of
  • tortured
  • vegged out
  • waft
  • wander
  • wandered
  • wash
  • weigh
  • weighed
  • wonder
  • wrangle

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