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

Issa Abdel-Al, a local official in the village, said Israeli forces raided the area early Thursday, interrogated residents, and seized a member of the municipal council and two other local men, farmers who kept livestock and bees. — Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Some years ago, when a foreign tourist was seen recording a video on a street in Beijing, he was stopped and interrogated by several dama wearing red armbands. — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

But You Caint Use My Phone, which brimmed with affirmative heaters that wonderfully interrogated screen-staring. — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

An interesting collective approach to American history was PRX Productions’ provocative series Monumental, in which features by a range of independent producers interrogated the history as reflected in public monuments. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

Back in 1985 in the Soviet Union, Merryl Goldberg was interrogated by the KGB three times, briefly kidnapped by the state security agency twice and put under house arrest once. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Zahra says she was held in detention for four days, where she was interrogated and beaten. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026

Both men were taken to be interrogated by Doral police for the earlier shooting. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

The union also says the management company interrogated and surveilled workers during a strike in June, when employees walked out to fight for higher wages and better benefits. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026