nnoun.communicationa sentence of inquiry that asks for a replySynset:interrogative interrogative sentence question
Examples:- he asked a direct question
- he had trouble phrasing his interrogations
Derivationally Related Form:questioninterrogate
Hypernyms:sentence
Inherited Hypernyms:questionsentencestring of wordslanguagecommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:questionsentencestring of wordsstringsequenceseriesorderingarrangementgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cross-questionleading questionyes-no question
Full Hyponyms:cross-questionleading questionyes-no question
nnoun.communicationa transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponderDerivationally Related Form:interrogate
Hypernyms:transmission
Inherited Hypernyms:interrogationtransmissioncommunicationacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationformal systematic questioningSynset:examination interrogatory
Derivationally Related Form:interrogateexamine
Hypernyms:inquiring questioning
Inherited Hypernyms:interrogationquestioningrequestspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:catechismcross-examinationdebriefingdepositiondirect examinationinquisitioninterviewredirect examinationreexaminationthird degree
Full Hyponyms:catechismcross-examinationdebriefingdepositiondirect examinationinquisitioninterviewjob interviewredirect examinationtelephone interviewthird degree
nnoun.communicationan instance of questioningSynset:enquiry inquiry query question
Examples:- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
Antonyms:answer
Derivationally Related Form:questioninterrogateenquirequeryinquire
Hypernyms:inquiring questioning
Inherited Hypernyms:questionquestioningrequestspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity