Inquisition and Question

Inquisition

Inquisition noun - A systematic search for the truth or facts about something.
Usage example: there's no need to conduct an inquisition about so trivial a matter
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Synonyms for Inquisition

Question is a synonym for inquisition in inquiry topic. In some cases you can use "Question" instead the word "Inquisition" as a noun or a verb.

Question

Question noun - An act or instance of asking for information.
Usage example: the dozens of questions researched by the reference librarians

Inquisition is a synonym for question in inquiry topic. You can use "Inquisition" instead the word "Question" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as asking for answer.

How words are described

old old inquisition old question
similar similar inquisition similar question
certain certain inquisition certain question
original original inquisition original question
Other adjectives: actual, real, hypothetical, infamous, new, titular, eponymous.

Both words in one sentence

  • However, if the department in question's the Department Of Inquisition, and the director in question is Brother Petros, that'd be the last mistake you'd ever make.
  • Stay in the Kitchen In Dragon Age: Inquisition, Cassandra can question Iron Bull on the Qunari's stance of women fighters in party banter.
  • Divided We Fall In his Inquisitor series — both Eisenhorn and Ravenor — the inquisitors in question spend as much time resisting the Inquisition as they do the forces of Chaos.
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