Open
Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.
Questioning and open are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Questioning" instead an adjective "Open".
Questioning
Questioning adjective - Inclined to doubt or question claims.
Open and questioning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Open" instead an adjective "Questioning".
Both words in one sentence
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Even when he was in open disagreement with Admiral Winfield, Captain Marcus chewed out a fellow captain for questioning the Admiral's courage, which he considered above reproach.
Source: Western Animation / Exo Squad
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