question

n

1. query, interrogatory, inquiry; leading question, loaded question.

2. problem, issue, poser, subject of investigation, bone of contention, quodlibet, query; puzzle, enigma, riddle, mystery, conundrum. See query(def. 1).

3. doubt, uncertainty, hesitation, query. See query(def. 2).

4. beyond question

beyond doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond dispute, past dispute, without doubt, no doubt, doubtless, doubtlessly, undoubtedly, indubitably; undeniably, indisputably, incontestably, incontrovertibly, irrefutably.

5. call in or into question

dispute, challenge, entertain doubts, be uncertain, consider questionable, query. See query(defs. 4, 5).

6. in question

a. under consideration, under advisement, under examination; before the house, on the docket, on the agenda, on the table, on the floor.b. in dispute, at issue; questionable, problematic, debatable.

7. out of the question

impossible, absurd, ridiculous, unheard of, preposterous; inconceivable, unimaginable, unthinkable, not to be thought of, not to be considered; prohibited, forbidden, unauthorized, unlicensed, banned, Inf. no go.

v

8. ask, inquire, query; quiz, catechize, probe, examine. See query(def. 3).

9. doubt, suspect, mistrust, distrust, have one's doubts, query. See query(defs. 4, 5).