Indirect question
Trial balloon and indirect question are semantically related. in suggestive question topic. In some cases you can use "Trial balloon" instead a noun phrase "Indirect question".
Trial balloon
Trial balloon noun - A test of public opinion.
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Synonyms for Trial balloon
Indirect question and trial balloon are semantically related. You can use "Indirect question" instead a noun phrase "Trial balloon".
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Related pairs
- clue and indirect question
- clue and trial balloon
- hint and indirect question
- hint and trial balloon
- suggest and indirect question
- suggest and trial balloon
- prompt and indirect question
- prompt and trial balloon
- leader and indirect question
- leader and trial balloon
- prompting and indirect question
- prompting and trial balloon
- reminder and indirect question
- reminder and trial balloon
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Trial balloon and Indirect question. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/indirect_question/trial_balloon
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Trial balloon or Indirect question. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/indirect_question/trial_balloon.
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