call into question

verb

To cause to be questioned; to introduce doubt regarding.

“This immoral act calls his reputation into question.”

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Meanings

verbcall into question (third-person singular simple present calls into question, present participle calling into question, simple past and past participle called into question)

present singular third person calls into question · participle present calling into question · participle past called into question · past called into question

  1. transitiveTo cause to be questioned; to introduce doubt regarding.

    This immoral act calls his reputation into question.

    Synonyms: call into doubt, question, query, challenge

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo cause to be questioned; to introduce doubt regarding.

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More synonyms by meaning

verbchallenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

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challenge
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call into doubtcontestimpugnoppugnquestiontake issue with

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 表示懷疑 /表示怀疑, 質疑 /质疑
  • 表示懷疑 /表示怀疑 (biǎoshì huáiyí)to cause to be questioned
  • 質疑 /质疑 (zhìyí)to cause to be questioned
Dutch in vraag stellen
  • in vraag stellento cause to be questioned
Finnish asettaa kyseenalaiseksi
  • asettaa kyseenalaiseksito cause to be questioned
French remettre en cause, remettre en question
  • remettre en causeto cause to be questioned
  • remettre en questionto cause to be questioned
German in Frage stellen
  • in Frage stellento cause to be questioned
Hungarian megkérdőjelez
  • megkérdőjelezto cause to be questioned
Italian mettere in dubbio
  • mettere in dubbioto cause to be questioned
Japanese 問う
  • 問う (tou)to cause to be questioned
Polish podawać w wątpliwość, podać w wątpliwość
  • podawać w wątpliwośćto cause to be questioned
  • podać w wątpliwośćto cause to be questioned
Russian поста́вить под вопро́с
  • поста́вить под вопро́с (postávitʹ pod voprós)to cause to be questioned
Spanish poner en entredicho, poner en tela de juicio
  • poner en entredichoto cause to be questioned
  • poner en tela de juicioto cause to be questioned
Cite this entry
APA

call into question. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20into%20question

MLA

“call into question.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20into%20question. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “call into question,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20into%20question.

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