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enquiry vs investigating

investigating vs enquiry

enquiry and investigating both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enquiry Yes No No No
investigating Yes No No No
As nouns, investigating is a hypernym of enquiry; that is, investigating is a word with a broader meaning than enquiry:
  • enquiry: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
  • investigating: the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
Other hypernyms of enquiry include investigation.
enquiry (noun) investigating (noun)
a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
a search for knowledge
an instance of questioning
Difference between enquiry and investigating

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