Question
Question verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.
Usage example: the teenager openly questioned the authority of the town's police force to impose a curfew on residents under the age of 18
Resist and question are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Resist" instead a verb "Question".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- After the ascension of the uncompromising Philip II, unrest increases.William and many other nobles begin to question and resist orders given by Philip.
Source: Series / William Of Orange -
While the character in question does resist the lasso, it still comes off as sadistically redundant.
- It's been shown already that the only ones who are able to resist bloodbending are fully fledged Avatars and waterbenders that are at least as skilled as the bloodbender in question.
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Resist and Question. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/question/resist
Question & Resist. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/question/resist>.
Resist or Question. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/question/resist.
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