enquiries
Seeking answers formally
Enquiries is the plural of enquiry, a chiefly British spelling of inquiry.
It refers to questions or requests for information: Direct all enquiries to the front desk.
An enquiries desk or office handles such requests.
In British usage, enquiry often applies to routine questions while inquiry suggests formal investigation, though this distinction isn't strict.
Request for information
- requestFormal act of seeking
- askingPosing questions
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
quiz · poll · survey · interview · examination · cross-examination · grilling · interrogation
Formal written appeal
- applicationFormal request document
- submissionYielding to another's will
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- solicitationSeeking to obtain
requisition · request · appeal · proposal · memorandum · communication · written · official
Formal examination of facts
- probeThorough examination or tool
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- analysisMethodical study of parts
detective · sleuthing · forensics · evidence · surveillance · inquest · review · audit
Eager desire to learn
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
discovery · learning · pondering · contemplation · reflection · seeking · searching · pursuit
Deliberate learning effort
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
data · empirical · scholarship · academia · hypothesis · experimentation · thesis · dissertation
question
Request for information
questioning · quiz · poll · survey · interview · examination · cross-examination · grilling · interrogation · quizzing
petition
Formal written appeal
- applicationFormal request document
- submissionYielding to another's will
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
solicitation · requisition · request · appeal · proposal · memorandum · communication · written · official · formal
investigation
Formal examination of facts
- probeThorough examination or tool
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
analysis · detective · sleuthing · forensics · evidence · surveillance · inquest · review · audit · fact-finding
inquisitiveness
Eager desire to learn
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
exploration · discovery · learning · pondering · contemplation · reflection · seeking · searching · pursuit · intellectual
study
Deliberate learning effort
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- analysisMethodical study of parts
methodology · data · empirical · scholarship · academia · hypothesis · experimentation · thesis · dissertation · findings
- conveyancingcompletion, title deed, searches, land registry, exchange
- service countersservice window, front desk, help desk, customer service desk, service center
enquiriesanswers
Reactions to queries
replies · responses · explanations · solutions · clarifications
enquiriesstatements
Expressed claims or declarations
declarations · assertions · announcements · pronouncements · proclamations
enquiriesdisregard
Willful lack of attention
indifference · apathy · neglect · silence · dismissals
inquiry, query, inquiring, inquire, queries, enquiry, inquirer, inquired, inquires