INTERROGATION Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

interrogation

noun

Definition of interrogation

as in questioning

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as in investigation

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Recent Examples of interrogation Barrow County Sheriff's Office Investigator Jason Smith returned to the stand briefly on July 27 and testified that investigators directed Gray to write apology letters to family members of his victims as part of their interrogation. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Tunick’s lawyers have filed a motion with the court asking that all evidence from the interrogation, including the use of the duress code, be suppressed due to violation of his constitutional rights. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026 These are the complications of Reddy’s interrogation, where an ancient system that crosses borders deep into Silicon Valley plays out beneath Wilson Chin’s remarkable set, which feels like an operating room, where society is the patient. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026 Spiritual fast fashion might be an oxymoron, but consumers’ philosophical interrogation may not always run that deep. — CNN Money, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for interrogation

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Noun

That line of questioning doesn’t address whether kids are doing other harmful things, such as engaging with nude deepfakes.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
At the oral argument on appeal, Judges Eric Clay, Rachel Bloomekatz, and Julia Gibbons spent almost an hour pressing the lawyers, and the questioning suggested skepticism of Kalshi’s position.

— The Insider, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of questioning

Noun

During the investigation, police were alerted to two shooting victims who had walked into area hospitals, including Chance.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
The investigation into the shocking death of Hayden Panettiere has been joined by the Drug Enforcement Administration, a source familiar with the matter told The New York Times.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of investigation

Noun

Anne Arundel County Public Schools previously responded to inquiries about the joint statement from the DOJ and Education Department.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
By Tuesday afternoon, more than 107,000 people had signed an open letter calling on the government to commission a public inquiry into media coverage of Arday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of inquiry

Noun

The point is that an inquisition’s social cost is so high that its victims’ guilt or innocence is only part of the accounting.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Defeat on penalties to Bosnia and Herzegovina in their play-off bracket’s final in March led to an inquisition.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of inquisition

Noun

Meanwhile, celebrities opting for real-life mountain living include Tom Cruise with his staggering 298-acre mountain estate, as well as Oprah Winfrey, who both chose Telluride, Colorado to build in, live in and escape prying paparazzi.

— Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Part of the Democratic disagreement comes from just how much attention to pay to media outlets’ prying, versus the power of the message.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of prying

Noun

Luke Montrose, a professor at Colorado State University whose research focuses in part on the impact of wildfire smoke on disease risk, said glutathione has anti-inflammatory properties.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Loneliness can have a significant impact on your mental health, research has shown.

— Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of research

Noun

In January 2005, the European Space Agency’s Huygens probe — carried to Saturn by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft — became the first and only spacecraft to land on the mysterious moon.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Carr asserted that the timing was a coincidence and the license review was related to his DEI probe.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of probe

Noun

Even without the question of more victims, the Manson case presented a new exploration of true crime, and the way the public processes it.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026
Crescent Energy Crescent Energy (CRGY) is an exploration and production company with activities focused in the Eagle Ford, Permian and Uinta Basins.

— , CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026

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