investigate · reason · motive · challenge · doubt · interrogate · query · demand · puzzle · seek · understand · clarify · purpose · cause · skeptical · press · dig · search
ask whytake for granted
Assume without questioning
assume · go along with · accept · accept at face value · take at face value
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Related — question (Request for information); inquire (Ask for information); wonder (Amazement or curiosity); curious · probe · investigate · reason · motive · challenge · doubt · interrogate · query · demand
questioning vs. acceptingask why ≠ take for granted Assume without questioning; assume · go along with · accept · accept at face value · take at face value
curiosity vs. complianceask why ≠ follow orders; do as told · obey · comply · fall in line · submit
questioning vs. commandingask why ≠ explain Make something understood; dictate · decree · command · mandate
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/ask_why