Synonyms of interrogating

interrogating 1 of 2

noun

as in questioning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• questioning
• interrogation
• survey
• investigation
• research
• probing
• inquisition
• questionnaire
• probe
• exploration
• examination
• poll
• study
• inquiry
• request
• question
• inquest
• interrogatory
• query
• call

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• response
• answer
• reply

interrogating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of interrogate

1

as in asking

to put a question or questions to

interrogated him about where he'd gone the night before

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asking
• questioning
• quizzing
• querying
• grilling
• inquiring (of)
• examining
• catechizing
• bombarding
• surveying
• cross-examining
• pumping
• besieging
• cross-questioning
• polling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• responding
• answering
• replying
• observing
• avoiding
• commenting
• remarking
• retorting
• rejoining
• ducking

2

as in examining

to put a series of questions to

police interrogated the murder suspect for hours on end

Synonyms & Similar Words

• examining
• questioning
• quizzing
• querying
• pumping
• grilling
• catechizing
• harassing
• debriefing
• sweating
• cross-examining
• picking the brains of
• pestering
• giving the third degree to
• hounding
• annoying
• cross-questioning
• canvassing
• polling
• canvasing