questioning

Definitions

The act of asking someone questions or interrogating them.

Characterized by or showing a feeling of doubt or skepticism.

Engaged in a process of inquiry or critical examination.

Examples

The detective spent hours questioning the suspect about his whereabouts on the night of the crime.

She found herself questioning the validity of the research after discovering several inconsistencies in the data.

Synonyms

inquisitive skeptical probing curious doubting interrogative scrutinizing

Antonyms

accepting trusting convinced certain unquestioning believing assured