1
as in asking
to put a question or questions to
interrogated him about where he'd gone the night before
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in examining
to put a series of questions to
police interrogated the murder suspect for hours on end
Synonyms & Similar Words
as in questioning
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogating
Verb
-
The plaintiffs are asking the court to block the administration’s order, which puts Haitians at risk of being returned to a country overrun by deadly gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025 -
The Purple One was not pleased when his band started asking questions.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
The military is examining options for soldiers to control the distribution of food limited to a minimum caloric amount necessary for survival, the person said.—
Anas Baba,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2025
-
The examining magistrate now has to decide what direction to give to the proceedings.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
At the end of today's hearing, Combs' defense lawyer, Teny Geragos, informed Judge Subramanian that the rapper's legal team had an hour and 15 minutes left of questioning for cross-examination.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
-
During questioning, Altayli denied threatening the president, according to Halk TV’s website.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
Noun
-
Federal agents subjected them to interrogations and even incarceration.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
-
During his tenure, Jennings has: Effectively fired four officers and a supervisor who knew Harold Easter had swallowed cocaine during a traffic stop in January 2020 but failed to render any aid, instead leaving him alone in an interrogation room for more than 10 minutes.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Interrogating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogating. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share