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 90 synonyms and 35 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for questioned

  • absorbed
  • analyzed
  • annoyed
  • argued
  • asked
  • assimilated
  • believed
  • besieged
  • bombarded
  • called in question
  • called into question
  • canvased
  • canvassed
  • catechized
  • challenged
  • checked
  • chewed on
  • chewed over
  • cogitated
  • combated
  • combatted
  • conceived
  • concluded
  • considered
  • contemplated
  • contested
  • cross-examined
  • cross-questioned
  • debated
  • debriefed
  • deliberated
  • digested
  • disbelieved
  • discounted
  • discredited
  • disputed
  • distrusted
  • doubted
  • entertained
  • examined
  • explored
  • eyed
  • fought
  • gave the third degree to
  • grilled
  • harassed
  • hounded
  • impeached
  • impugned
  • inspected
  • interrogated
  • kicked around
  • looked at
  • measured
  • meditated
  • misdoubted
  • mistrusted
  • negated
  • opined
  • opposed
  • oppugned
  • perpended
  • pestered
  • picked the brains of
  • polled
  • pondered
  • probed
  • protested
  • pumped
  • queried
  • quizzed
  • reasoned
  • reminisced
  • researched
  • resisted
  • reviewed
  • revolved
  • ruminated
  • scrutinized
  • searched
  • second-guessed
  • studied
  • surveyed
  • suspected
  • sweat
  • sweated
  • tested
  • tried
  • turned
  • weighed

Antonyms for questioned

  • abided
  • abode
  • accepted
  • advocated
  • answered
  • avoided
  • backed
  • believed
  • championed
  • commented
  • defended
  • dismissed
  • disregarded
  • ducked
  • embraced
  • endured
  • ignored
  • observed
  • overlooked
  • pooh-poohed
  • poohed
  • promoted
  • rejected
  • rejoined
  • remarked
  • replied
  • responded
  • retorted
  • slighted
  • stomached
  • supported
  • swallowed
  • tolerated
  • trusted
  • unplanned

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 125 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to questioned, such as: abided, abode, absorbed, accepted, advocated, analyzed, annoyed.

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Related Words

gainsaid

  • challenged
  • confuted
  • contested
  • contradicted
  • crossed
  • denied
  • disaffirmed
  • disallowed
  • disavowed
  • disclaimed
  • disconfirmed
  • disowned
  • disproved
  • disputed
  • fought
  • negated
  • negatived
  • opposed
  • questioned
  • rebutted
  • refuted
  • rejected
  • repudiated
  • resisted
  • traversed

named

  • accepted
  • adjudged
  • adjudicated
  • adopted
  • advertised
  • announced
  • anointed
  • appellated
  • appointed
  • approved
  • arbitrated
  • arranged
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  • attached
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  • baptised
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  • cherry-picked
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  • chose
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  • cited
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  • cogitated
  • commissioned
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  • debated
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  • meditated
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  • pegged
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  • pondered
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  • questioned
  • quoted
  • rechristened
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  • resolved
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  • set
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  • signaled
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  • stigmatized
  • studied
  • styled
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  • supported
  • surnamed
  • tabbed
  • tagged
  • tapped
  • termed
  • throned
  • titled
  • took
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  • vested
  • weighed
  • wormed

queried

called in question

called into question

  • bring into question
  • cast doubt on
  • challenged
  • combated
  • combatted
  • contested
  • dispute
  • disputed
  • doubted
  • fought
  • impeached
  • mistrusted
  • opposed
  • oppugned
  • protested
  • queried
  • questioned
  • raise a question
  • resisted

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