Synonyms: questioning, inquiring
Definition: a request for information
Synonyms: inquiring
Definition: given to inquiry
Usage: an inquiring mind
Similar words: fact-finding, investigative, investigatory
Definition: designed to find information or ascertain facts
Usage: a fact-finding committee; investigative reporting
Similar words: inquisitive
Definition: inquiring or appearing to inquire
Usage: an inquiring look; the police are proverbially inquisitive
Similar words: inquisitorial
Definition: having the authority to conduct official investigations
Usage: the inquisitorial power of the Senate
Similar words: inquisitorial
Definition: marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor
Usage: the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism; a practical police force with true inquisitorial talents- Waldo Frank
Similar words: inquisitory, searching, probing
Definition: diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
Usage: a probing inquiry; a searching investigation of their past dealings