interrogative

Plural: interrogatives

Noun

• a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
• some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood
• A word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc.
• Synonym of question mark ⟨?⟩.
• A question; an interrogation.

Adjective

• relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood
  • "not all questions have an interrogative construction"
• relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation

Adj

• Asking or denoting a question.
• Pertaining to inquiry; questioning

Examples

• an interrogative phrase
• an interrogative pronoun
• He took on an interrogative tone of voice.

Synonyms

interrogation, interrogative mood, interrogative sentence, interrogatory, question, examining, inquiring, interrogative, investigative, question mark

Antonyms

declarative, declaratory

Related Words

interrogate, interrogatedness, interrogatee, interrogation, interrogator, interrogatory, redditive

Anagrams of interrogative