QUERIES Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

queries 1 of 2

noun

plural of query

as in doubts

a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something readers will likely have a query or two about some of the more remarkable episodes in the memoir

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as in requests

an act or instance of asking for information please respond to my query at your earliest convenience

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queries

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verb

present tense third-person singular of query

as in questions

to demand proof of the truth or rightness of it seems odd that someone would want two stoves, so you'd better query that order

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as in asks

to put a question or questions to queried the professor about the assignment

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as in interrogates

to put a series of questions to once the statement was given, the press secretary allowed reporters to query the President

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Recent Examples of queries

Noun

The difficulty, the grand jury noted, was that almost all of those involved were lawyers — savvy enough to comply with jurors’ queries without getting anyone in trouble. — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 The State Department did not respond to CNBC's queries sent outside of working hours. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 In handling more advanced queries with the Phi 4 Reasoning 14B model, both systems again slowed noticeably under the more demanding workload. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Simple text queries, for example, typically use less electricity than a TV would over the same time period, according an analysis by the International Energy Agency. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 Perspectives on secular politics were assessed through queries about separating religion from politics; Western-style governance; Islamic government; and sharia law. — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026 Apple’s system of servers is designed so that queries are not stored or made available to the company. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Questions on disordered eating were eliminated from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey back in 2015 in order to make room for queries about behaviors like vaping, which was then on the rise among youth. — Sarah Todd, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 Smart home control, routines, general queries, calendar management, and shopping are light-years ahead of pre-AI Alexa, mostly because the new Alexa understands me better. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

An agent reads a ticket, retrieves a document, queries a database, calls a tool, maybe hands off to a second agent, and only then responds. — Osman Koc, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Fin’s primary offering is an AI agent capable of resolving chat, email, WhatsApp, text message, phone, and Slack queries, Salesforce said. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 15 June 2026 And federal law enforcement regularly queries the FISA database for Americans' information and reviews their content. — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 12 June 2026 Flay frequently answers fans’ queries about his Food Network series on social media, addressing a wide variety of topics. — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 One such template application involves encrypted semantic search, which queries databases or datasets and returns relevant results based on the context or meaning of the search terms rather than keywords that match them. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026 Search had a strong quarter with AI experiences driving usage, queries at an all time high, and 19% revenue growth. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026 Simon Properties, which operates many of South Florida’s most popular malls including Dadeland, Sawgrass Mills, The Falls, Brickell City Centre and Miami International Mall didn’t respond to several Miami Herald queries about its gun policy. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025 With topics ranging from triple-captain dilemmas to dark-horse midfielders and how the new Defensive Contributions (DC) rule works, here are Abdul’s answers to some of the standout queries. — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Shares tumbled to as low as 79 cents a share intraday in late 2008, as doubts grew about its ability to stay in business.

— Justin Zacks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Soon, in spite of my doubts, we were informed that, the next week, cameras were coming in.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of doubts

Noun

The Biden administration designated Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization in 2024 following requests from Republicans who said the group’s members have penetrated the southern border.

— Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
The California secretary of state's office did not respond to requests for comment.

— SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of requests

Verb

But when adolescent Elia Gheorghiu shows up at school with bruises, the community questions the traditional education the Gheorghiu yougsters are getting from their parents.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
Whereas Riis uses documentation to expose, Rosler questions conventional representation.

— J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of questions

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The lawsuit names three senior officials and five officers and asks whether video or audio from the birth was ever saved or viewed.

— Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Still, when an account suddenly asks you to spend money or connect something valuable, a few extra checks can save you from a painful mistake.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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Verb

In present day, back on the planet decimated by the Manhunters, John interrogates Sinestro (Ulrich Thomsen) and learns that Noah freed the villain from prison.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
One day scholars will teach Lepore’s work alongside Arendt’s, seeing that Lepore interrogates not simply a modern moment, but traces our current machine age back to the 17th-century conceit for artifice as improvement.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of interrogates

Noun

In the meantime, the case is already raising suspicions that the Saudi Arabian government may have been involved.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Her mother drank from the water bottle and realized there was a sour taste, sparking suspicions her water was being tampered with.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of suspicions

Noun

What remains unclear is how much those inquiries overlap, and which contracts, payments or departments are drawing the most scrutiny.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
Their content gets attention, their inbox has inquiries and discovery calls get booked.

— Dr. Sariki Abungwo, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of inquiries

Verb

An annual competition called BabyLM challenges researchers to train models on a child’s diet of words.

— Charles Yeomans, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The team had to balance weight and waterproofing as well as figure out successful take off and landing in water, which reflects light and challenges the sensors used in most consumer drones to gauge distance from the ground.

— Max Cea, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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