Synonyms of interrogated

interrogated

verb

past tense of interrogate

1

as in asked

to put a question or questions to

interrogated him about where he'd gone the night before

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asked
• questioned
• quizzed
• queried
• grilled
• inquired (of)
• examined
• catechized
• cross-examined
• bombarded
• cross-questioned
• pumped
• besieged
• surveyed
• polled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• answered
• replied
• responded
• observed
• remarked
• commented
• retorted
• avoided
• rejoined
• ducked

2

as in examined

to put a series of questions to

police interrogated the murder suspect for hours on end

Synonyms & Similar Words

• examined
• questioned
• quizzed
• queried
• grilled
• pumped
• catechized
• debriefed
• harassed
• cross-examined
• picked the brains of
• annoyed
• cross-questioned
• pestered
• hounded
• gave the third degree to
• sweat
• canvassed
• polled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interrogated

She was interrogated and warned that a second offense meant prison. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026

Intelligence officers transported him to a camp controlled by Colombia’s FARC guerrilla organization, where he was interrogated and tortured over approximately two days, according to the charges. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

These and other questions proliferate as Lisbet and Mihai are interrogated by social workers and attorneys, who treat them with bureaucratic dismissiveness at best and sneering condescension at worst. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026

The alleged attacker was detained and interrogated by Saudi authorities. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

The Omani suspect is being held and interrogated by Saudi authorities. — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

By resisting the siloing of art by geography and chronology, the rehang interrogated the style and substance of European modernism, as well as the ways later generations of artists reclaimed those histories. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

His attorney’s office says he was interrogated without pain medication, while the Department of Homeland Security has released few details about what prompted the shooting. — Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Since Babette was being interrogated by police during this moment, the ominous visitor isn’t her. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026