Clarifying question

Synonyms for "clarifying question" (36 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Noun(8 words)
ambiguity reducing questionclarification inquiryclarification requestclarifying inquirycontract clarifying inquirydata clarification questiondefinedefinitional

Strong matches (10)

Noun(10 words)
delimitdetaileditelucidateelucidatingelucidativeexplainexplanatoryexplicit confirmation questionfollow up question

Related words (18)

Noun(18 words)
follow-up questionfollowupilluminateilluminatinginformation seeking questioninquireinstructional clarifying inquirynegotiation clarifying inquirypedagogical clarifying questionprobeprobing questionquestionrephrasereviserewriteseek clarityspecifyterm clarification question

Related word relations

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More general

12 entries
communicationcommunication actdefinitiondescriptive adjectivedialogue actediting actionexplanationinquirylanguage refinementqualifying adjectivequestionrefinement process

More specific

31 entries
clarificatorycontract inquirydata clarificationdefinedefiningdefinitionaldelimitdemonstratedetaileditelucidatefollow-up questionillustrateinquiryinstructional clarifying questionnegotiation follow-up question

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Collocations

14 entries
clarificationclarification of termsclarification requestclarifications neededclarifying explanationclarifying informationclarifying noteclarifying questionsclarifying remarksfollow-up questionprobing questionrequest for clarificationrequests for clarificationscope clarification

Inflections

6 entries
clarifiedclarifiesclarifyingclarifying questionsmore clarifyingmost clarifying

Derivations

6 entries