Synonyms for In-quiring:

• adj.

  •analytic/analytical (adjective)
  • solid,
  • rational,
  • perspicuous,
  • detailed,
  • precise,
  • expository,
  • inquiring,
  • logical,
  • perceptive,
  • discrete,
  • scientific,
  • thorough,
  • sound,
  • ratiocinative,
  • problem-solving,
  • testing,
  • penetrating,
  • organized,
  • subtle,
  • interpretive,
  • Dissecting,
  • diagnostic,
  • systematic,
  • conclusive,
  • valid,
  • reasonable,
  • cogent,
  • judicious,
  • explanatory,
  • well-grounded.
  •analytical (adjective)
  • analytic,
  • reasonably.
  •curious (adjective)
  • puzzled,
  • impertinent,
  • prurient,
  • Peeping,
  • meddlesome,
  • interfering,
  • Disquisitive,
  • Peering,
  • snoopy,
  • Scrutinizing,
  • meddling,
  • Inspecting,
  • tampering,
  • intrusive.
  •inquiring (adjective)
  • heuristic,
  • catechistic,
  • inquisitive,
  • interrogative,
  • Examining,
  • quizzical,
  • analytical,
  • nosy,
  • interested,
  • doubtful,
  • probing,
  • searching,
  • socratic,
  • outward-looking,
  • studious,
  • fact-finding,
  • prying,
  • investigative,
  • investigatory,
  • questioning,
  • speculative.
  •inquisitive (adjective)
  • challenging,
  • personal,
  • presumptuous,
  • forward,
  • big-eyed,
  • poking,
  • sifting,
  • inquisitorial,
  • snooping.
  •quizzical (adjective)
  • aporetic,
  • skeptical,
  • teasing,
  • mocking,
  • SHOW-ME,
  • suspicious,
  • amusing,
  • queer,
  • incredulous,
  • sardonic,
  • quaint,
  • supercilious,
  • eccentric,
  • arch,
  • derisive,
  • odd,
  • disbelieving,
  • bantering,
  • unbelieving,
  • unusual.
  •searching (adjective)
  • curious,
  • seeking,
  • experimental,
  • sharp,
  • exploratory.
  •wondering (adjective)
  • Speculating,
  • guessing,
  • pondering.

• n.

  •question (noun)
  • poll,
  • inquiry,
  • inquisition,
  • wringer,
  • inquest,
  • investigation,
  • interrogation,
  • interrogatory,
  • q and a,
  • examination,
  • third degree,
  • catechism.

• v.

  •apply (verb)
  • demand,
  • requisition,
  • put in for,
  • solicit,
  • claim,
  • petition,
  • sue,
  • inquire,
  • appeal,
  • put in.
  •ask (verb)
  • pick one's brains,
  • pump,
  • institute,
  • sweat,
  • hunt for,
  • cross-examine,
  • challenge,
  • direct,
  • needle,
  • put the screws to,
  • put through the wringer,
  • request,
  • canvass,
  • buzz,
  • give the third degree,
  • pop the question,
  • enjoin,
  • quiz,
  • pry into.
  •call for (verb)
  • ask for,
  • necessitate,
  • occasion,
  • involve,
  • want,
  • need,
  • require,
  • lack,
  • suggest.
  •catechize (verb)
  • ask,
  • teach,
  • drill,
  • train,
  • educate.
  •challenge (verb)
  • make a point of,
  • invite competition,
  • confront,
  • try,
  • tax,
  • call out,
  • face off,
  • hang in,
  • summon,
  • impose,
  • stick it out,
  • test,
  • dare,
  • face the music,
  • call for,
  • denounce,
  • stimulate,
  • search out,
  • defy,
  • impeach,
  • object to,
  • fly in the face of,
  • throw down the gauntlet,
  • stand up to,
  • vindicate,
  • provoke,
  • insist upon,
  • make a stand,
  • impugn,
  • exact,
  • arouse,
  • accost,
  • brave,
  • face down,
  • reclaim,
  • beard,
  • cross,
  • assert.
  •cross-examine (verb)
  • check,
  • debrief,
  • cross-question,
  • third-degree,
  • put on the hotseat,
  • go over with a fine-tooth comb,
  • ask pointed questions.
  •delve (verb)
  • really get into,
  • rummage,
  • spade,
  • leave no stone unturned,
  • jump into,
  • shovel,
  • burrow,
  • turn inside out,
  • gouge out,
  • research,
  • ransack,
  • scoop out,
  • go into,
  • dig,
  • excavate,
  • look into,
  • ferret out,
  • dredge,
  • trowel,
  • unearth.
  •demand (verb)
  • bid,
  • Importune,
  • insist on,
  • coerce,
  • command,
  • press,
  • compel,
  • postulate,
  • clamor for,
  • force,
  • Impetrate,
  • whistle for,
  • cite,
  • apply,
  • urge,
  • constrain,
  • order,
  • supplicate,
  • beseech,
  • implore,
  • abuse,
  • entreat,
  • counterclaim,
  • pray,
  • arrogate,
  • stipulate,
  • besiege,
  • pester,
  • expect,
  • nag,
  • badger,
  • oblige,
  • beg,
  • charge,
  • sue for,
  • dun.
  •dig (verb)
  • root,
  • come across,
  • retrieve,
  • turn upside down,
  • extricate,
  • delve,
  • shake down,
  • dig down,
  • uncover,
  • search high and low,
  • find,
  • bring to light,
  • come up with,
  • expose.
  •enquire (verb)
  • seek an answer,
  • want to know.
  •examine (verb)
  • dig into,
  • size up,
  • measure,
  • prove,
  • delve into,
  • ponder,
  • look see,
  • assay,
  • appraise,
  • case,
  • weigh,
  • vet,
  • look over,
  • turn over,
  • pat down,
  • try out,
  • scope,
  • take stock of,
  • frisk,
  • experiment,
  • pore over,
  • peruse,
  • sweep,
  • search into,
  • criticize,
  • give the third,
  • reconnoiter,
  • review,
  • view,
  • winnow,
  • screen,
  • consider,
  • judge,
  • scan,
  • audit,
  • gun,
  • read,
  • check out,
  • go through,
  • finger,
  • survey,
  • parse,
  • scrutinate,
  • chew over,
  • eye,
  • pick at.
  •go into (verb)
  • discuss,
  • pursue.
  •hunt (verb)
  • look high and low,
  • trace,
  • prowl,
  • fish for,
  • look all over hell,
  • try to find,
  • forage,
  • go after,
  • quest,
  • scratch around,
  • search high heaven,
  • run down,
  • drag,
  • cast about,
  • nose around,
  • scour,
  • grope,
  • trail,
  • be on the lookout.
  •inquire (verb)
  • seek information,
  • sift,
  • probe,
  • grill,
  • request information,
  • inspect,
  • scrutinize,
  • test the waters,
  • explore,
  • study,
  • HIT,
  • pry,
  • seek,
  • question,
  • examine,
  • hit up,
  • search,
  • roast,
  • catechize,
  • query,
  • prospect,
  • analyze,
  • knock,
  • interrogate,
  • feel out,
  • go over,
  • investigate.
  •inspect (verb)
  • observe,
  • supervise,
  • kick the tires,
  • watch,
  • notice,
  • scout,
  • give the once-over,
  • oversee,
  • clock,
  • superintend.
  •interlope (verb)
  • interfere.
  •interrogate (verb)
  • work over,
  • sweat out.
  •investigate (verb)
  • give the once over,
  • poke,
  • look-see,
  • check up,
  • stake out,
  • tap,
  • be all ears,
  • muckrake,
  • put to the test,
  • eyeball,
  • make inquiry,
  • inquisite,
  • wiretap,
  • bug,
  • listen in,
  • check over,
  • spy.
  •look into (verb)
  • follow up.
  •meddle (verb)
  • hinder,
  • chime in,
  • butt in,
  • dabble in,
  • mess around,
  • come uninvited,
  • stick nose in,
  • kibitz,
  • fool with,
  • crash the gates,
  • impede,
  • invade,
  • horn in,
  • snoop,
  • tamper,
  • intrude,
  • busybody,
  • push in,
  • encumber,
  • interpose,
  • worm in,
  • advance,
  • put two cents in,
  • barge in,
  • break in on,
  • trespass,
  • Intermeddle,
  • obtrude,
  • molest,
  • sidewalk-superintend,
  • encroach,
  • interlope,
  • abuse rights,
  • infringe,
  • mix in.
  •probe (verb)
  • penetrate,
  • pierce,
  • prod,
  • feel around,
  • put out a feeler,
  • sound out,
  • verify.
  •prospect (verb)
  • look.
  •pry (verb)
  • meddle,
  • peek,
  • peep,
  • be inquisitive,
  • peer,
  • poke nose into,
  • gape,
  • rubberneck,
  • be nosy,
  • be a busybody,
  • tune in on,
  • nose,
  • stare,
  • hunt,
  • gaze,
  • be curious.
  •query (verb)
  • mistrust,
  • enquire,
  • distrust,
  • suspect,
  • dispute,
  • doubt,
  • disbelieve,
  • put out a feeler question.
  •question (verb)
  • interview,
  • hold out for,
  • ask about,
  • sweat it out of,
  • show curiosity,
  • put to the question,
  • raise question.
  •request (verb)
  • bespeak,
  • desire,
  • hustle,
  • hit up for,
  • touch,
  • promote,
  • sponge.
  •research (verb)
  • consult,
  • do tests,
  • look up,
  • play around with,
  • read up on.
  •scan (verb)
  • glance over,
  • contemplate,
  • overlook,
  • riff,
  • take a gander,
  • look through,
  • browse,
  • run over,
  • regard,
  • dip into,
  • skim,
  • thumb through,
  • leaf through,
  • have a look-see,
  • run through,
  • flash,
  • flip through,
  • riffle,
  • rumble,
  • glance at,
  • look up and down.
  •scour (verb)
  • beat,
  • comb,
  • grub,
  • track down,
  • rout,
  • look for,
  • rake.
  •search (verb)
  • go in quest of,
  • gun for,
  • ferret,
  • rifle through,
  • chase after,
  • poke into,
  • beat about,
  • smell around.
  •seek (verb)
  • delve for,
  • sniff out,
  • scratch,
  • run after,
  • follow,
  • dig for,
  • dragnet,
  • fish,
  • bird-dog,
  • look about,
  • chase,
  • mouse,
  • bob for,
  • fan,
  • be after,
  • search for,
  • look around,
  • beat the bushes.
  •sift (verb)
  • evaluate,
  • filter,
  • grade,
  • sieve,
  • pan,
  • sort,
  • clean,
  • part,
  • size,
  • riddle,
  • strain,
  • fathom,
  • purify,
  • drain,
  • colander,
  • separate.
  •solicit (verb)
  • hit on,
  • turn,
  • come on to,
  • drum,
  • steer,
  • refer,
  • drum up,
  • proposition,
  • pass the hat,
  • peddle,
  • hawk,
  • panhandle,
  • approach,
  • mooch,
  • bum,
  • tout,
  • go,
  • cadge,
  • call,
  • crave,
  • resort,
  • seduce.
  •study (verb)
  • grind,
  • cogitate,
  • plunge,
  • refresh,
  • bone up,
  • think,
  • learn,
  • polish up,
  • lucubrate,
  • mull over,
  • Perpend,
  • cram,
  • dive into,
  • think out,
  • mind,
  • brood over,
  • meditate,
  • apply oneself,
  • burn midnight oil,
  • think over,
  • hit the books,
  • coach,
  • plug,
  • crack the books,
  • read up,
  • excogitate,
  • learn the ropes,
  • tutor,
  • bury oneself in.
  •test (verb)
  • run it up a flagpole,
  • try on for size,
  • prove out,
  • give a tryout,
  • validate,
  • see how it flies,
  • demonstrate,
  • substantiate,
  • make a trial run,
  • see how wind blows,
  • confirm,
  • try on,
  • run idea by someone,
  • stack up,
  • assess,
  • send up a balloon,
  • Experimentalize,
  • match up.
  •wonder (verb)
  • puzzle,
  • conjecture,
  • ask oneself,
  • speculate.

Antonyms for In-quiring:

• adj.

  • analytical
    disorganized, illogical, synthetical, unsystematic, chaotic, cursory.
  • curious
    average, indifferent, normal, usual, uninterested, ordinary, unconcerned.
  • inquiring
    unskeptical, disinterested, incurious.
  • quizzical
    certain, understanding.

• n.

  • question
    harmony, agreement, concord.

• v.

  • apply
    deny, disclaim.
  • ask
    insist, repudiate, tell, disinvite, claim, command.
  • call for
    dislike, have.
  • catechize
    learn, listen.
  • challenge
    decision, calm, victory, dodge.
  • delve
    fill.
  • demand
    praise, give, grant, release, free, please, leave alone, offer, supply, exonerate, present, compliment.
  • dig
    not get, cover, misunderstand.
  • examine
    overlook, approve, forget.
  • hunt
    let go, rush.
  • inquire
    ignore, neglect, reply, respond, answer, find.
  • interlope
    withdraw.
  • look into
    disregard.
  • lucubrate
    dismiss.
  • meddle
    aid, facilitate, help, assist, stay out of, forward, retreat, avoid, yield.
  • prospect
    miss.
  • pry
    close.
  • query
    be certain, believe, trust.
  • question
    sureness, certainty, doubtlessness, surety.
  • request
    refuse.
  • scan
    discard, look away.
  • scour
    rust, dirty, lose.
  • seek
    shun.
  • sift
    combine, adulterate, put in, join.
  • solicit
    conceal, stop, disapprove, not want, reject.
  • test
    invalidate, discredit, disprove.
  • wonder
    know, anticipate, expect.