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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Noun

All of Roman’s data will be made publicly available as soon as it is processed on Earth, providing a treasure trove for scientists to mine for answers to a multitude of cosmic queries. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 Matching queries to documents in the same language feels sensible. — Faisal Saeed, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 For the company, the increasingly detailed queries reinforce resale’s appeal as a hunt rather than a conventional retail browse. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 Both imposter sites remain up, and one has even appeared in Google Search results for queries about GTA 6 demos. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026 In a statement to Semafor, Times spokesperson Graham James said the new AI tool was intended to improve reader queries. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The man charged in the case did not respond to AP queries sent via social media. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Some judges were also already using AI chatbots, Mehmood says, but commercial offerings performed poorly on Pakistani legal queries, frequently hallucinating case law. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

If an agent queries a legacy database to decide whether to trigger an outreach sequence or prioritize an account, a flat list of static attributes is fundamentally useless to its reasoning engine. — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 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

Before Santos was sworn into office in 2023, doubts about his biography had emerged.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
For Green, and the Warriors (2-0), the victory eliminated any lingering doubts about their season opener last week, a thrilling, 32-26 triple-overtime win against Newbury Park.

— Joel Beers, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of doubts

Verb

One of the questions, directed to David Hunt, director of finance for Entergy Arkansas, asks him to explain the reasoning for the classification of the payments.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
The complaint asks a Cook County judge to issue a fine of $11,500 for every day the violations are not corrected.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of asks

Verb

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
Writer-director Ari Aster interrogates not just the social and political turmoil of COVID-19, but also the way social media can exacerbate that unraveling of collective neuroses.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Definition of interrogates

Noun

Instead old habits, suspicions, anger and betrayal reign on both sides.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026
Newcomers Álvarez and Knight couldn’t be better in their newlywed roles, convincing in their giddy love scenes, their casual affections, their unwanted suspicions and, most of all, their terror at whatever is lurking in the air and in their souls.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of suspicions

Noun

Rocket Mortgage uses hard credit inquiries for its pre-approvals, which can temporarily decrease your credit score.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
An operational headquarters has been established in Dmytrivka to handle inquiries from local residents, with hot meals and psychological support available, according to Tkachenko.

— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of inquiries

Verb

Another challenges applicants to create a social media post about a food or flavor combination they're currently obsessed with.

— Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
This challenges the assumption that such behavior belongs to anyone’s true identity.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026

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