inquiry
74 synonyms found
- amassing evidence
- assize
- audit
- bone of contention
- canvass
- catechism
- catechizing
- change of venue
- check
- close inquiry
- consumer research
- consumer-preference survey
- court-martial
- cross-examination
- cross-interrogatory
- cross-question
- debating point
- delving
- demand
- department of investigation
- detection
- detective work
- enquiry
- examination
- exhaustive study
- exploration
- feeler
- hearing
- indagation
- inquest
- inquirendo
- inquisition
- inspection
- interrogation
- interrogative
- interrogatory
- investigation
- investigative bureau
- jury trial
- leading question
- legislative investigation
- legwork
- mistrial
- moot point
- opinion poll
- perscrutation
- point at issue
- point in question
- poll
- probe
- probing
- public-opinion poll
- query
- querying
- quest
- question
- question at issue
- question mark
- questionary
- questioning
- questionnaire
- quodlibet
- research
- scrutiny
- sifting
- sleuthing
- study
- survey
- topic
- trial
- trial balloon
- trial by jury
- vexed question
- witch-hunt
Definition
(n) :
the act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning; search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation; as, physical inquiries