questioning vs inquiry
inquiry vs questioningquestioning and inquiry both are nouns.
questioning is an adjective but inquiry is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| questioning | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| inquiry | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
inquiry is a hyponym of
questioning; that is, inquiry is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
questioning:
- questioning: a request for information
- inquiry: an instance of questioning
Other hyponyms of questioning include
challenge, enquiry, interrogation, query, question, examination, interrogation, interrogatory.
| questioning (noun) | inquiry (noun) |
|---|---|
| a request for information | a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest |
| a search for knowledge | |
| an instance of questioning |
| questioning (adjective) | inquiry (adjective) |
|---|---|
| showing curiosity | |
| marked by or given to doubt | |
| perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know) |
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