Definitions

inquiry

[in-kwahyuhr-ee, in-kwuh-ree] / ɪnˈkwaɪər i, ˈɪn kwə ri /

NOUN

asking; looking into

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analysis audit examination hearing inspection interrogation investigation probe query question questioning request research scrutiny search study survey

STRONG

check cross-examination disquisition exploration grilling inquest inquisition interrogatory poll pursuit quest

WEAK

Q and A catechizing delving fishing expedition legwork probing quizzing third degree trial balloon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer ignorance neglect reply

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the May 20, 2026, print edition as 'Flurry of Suspicious Oil Trades Triggers Inquiry'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

And this was also before the Leveson Inquiry into the culture and ethics of media practices.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Appeared in the May 5, 2026, print edition as 'Morgan Stanley Faces Inquiry For Junior Team in Hungary'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The Nottingham Inquiry heard consultant psychiatrist Dr Faizal Seedat told Calocane on a psychiatric ward in July 2020 he would end up killing someone, but he never believed he actually would.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Inquiry was made into the origin of the scourge, and by degrees various facts came out which excited public indignation in a high degree.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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