questionings
Sessions of probing
Questionings are acts of asking questions, especially in a systematic or probing way.
The word often appears in contexts of interrogation or inquiry: Police conducted questionings of several witnesses.
It can also refer to the mental process of doubting or examining: Her questionings of faith began in college.
Request for information
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- doubtLack of firm belief
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- SocraticRelating to elenctic inquiry
dialectic · epistemological · existential · metaphysical · contemplation · reflection · pondering · critical thinking
Questioning the truth
- challengingHard to accomplish
- disputingArguing over validity
- contestingActively disputing or vying
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
disbelief · suspicion · mistrust · credibility · legitimacy · authority · motives · assumptions
Driven by questioning
- Socratic methodTeaching by strategic questioning
- classroomEducational instruction space
- discussionExchange of ideas
- critical thinkingObjective evaluation of information
curiosity · exploration · discovery · learning · students · teachers · dialogue · understanding
Requests for information
- examinationsFormal tests of knowledge
- cross-examinationsHostile questioning under oath
- depositionsFormal pretrial questioning
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
grilling · probing · detective work · interrogators · confessions · statements · testimony · custodial
Attempting to find
- searchingLooking to find
- faithTrust without proof
- doubtLack of firm belief
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
soul-searching · meaning · purpose · divine · religious · existential · awakening · pilgrimage
inquiry
Request for information
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- doubtLack of firm belief
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
Socratic · dialectic · epistemological · existential · metaphysical · contemplation · reflection · pondering · critical thinking · assumptions
doubting
Questioning the truth
- challengingHard to accomplish
- disputingArguing over validity
- contestingActively disputing or vying
skepticism · disbelief · suspicion · mistrust · credibility · legitimacy · authority · motives · assumptions · validity
inquiry-based
Driven by questioning
- Socratic methodTeaching by strategic questioning
- classroomEducational instruction space
- discussionExchange of ideas
critical thinking · curiosity · exploration · discovery · learning · students · teachers · dialogue · understanding · comprehension
inquiries
Requests for information
- examinationsFormal tests of knowledge
- cross-examinationsHostile questioning under oath
- depositionsFormal pretrial questioning
interviews · grilling · probing · detective work · interrogators · confessions · statements · testimony · custodial · Miranda
seeking
Attempting to find
crisis · soul-searching · meaning · purpose · divine · religious · existential · awakening · pilgrimage · meditation
questioningsresponses
Answers or reactions
replies · statements · declarations · assertions · explanations
questioningsacceptances
Affirmative replies received
beliefs · certainties · convictions · assumptions · presumptions
questioningscasual conversation
Informal spoken exchange
small talk · chit-chat · chitchat · idle chat · banter
- oral questioningExamination by speech
- questioning authorityChallenging those in charge
- questioning faithUncertainty about spiritual beliefs
- police questioningLaw enforcement interview
- Socratic questioningInquiry through persistent questioning
- gender questioningExploring one's identity category