Synonyms of interrogative

interrogative 1 of 2

noun

as in question

an interrogative expression often used to test knowledge

though she phrased it as an interrogative, it was clear that the utterance was more of a command

Synonyms & Similar Words

• question
• problem
• riddle
• puzzle
• conundrum
• stickler
• poser
• quiz
• brainteaser
• toughie
• stumper

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• response
• solution
• answer

interrogative

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adjective

as in quizzical

Related Words

• quizzical
• questioning
• inquisitorial
• intrusive
• officious
• inquisitional
• obtrusive
• meddlesome
• meddling
• inquisitive
• interfering
• interested
• curious
• concerned
• nosy
• prying
• snoopy

Dissimilar Words

• indifferent
• disinterested
• incurious
• uninterested
• uncurious
• unconcerned
• apathetic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interrogative

Noun

Up to this point, the narrator’s been an interrogative, at times combative presence. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 21 June 2026

Owing either to marketing efforts or issues that can only be determined in a therapy session, the signature hits of the Canadian child star’s adult career have boasted choruses as interrogatives. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2017

Adjective

Hockney’s paintings and drawings, as well as his later photo collages and digital works, invariably had a playful, exploratory, interrogative relationship with perspective, light, scale, framing, rendering—the basic components of picture-making. — Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026

That single shift, from declarative to interrogative, forces the employee to do the thinking. — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2026

The statues felt interrogative, like something or someone was already disappointed in me. — Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 12 Sep. 2024

Her interrogative installations use collage, painting and light to create off kilter realities laced with social commentary. — Briana Miller, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023

These law enforcement officers had been trained in all the interrogative techniques that are utilized to elicit a confession. — Eric Fleischauer The Decatur Daily, al, 2 Dec. 2022

Other interrogative terms typically solicit specific information. — Seyward Darby, Longreads, 17 Aug. 2022

Here are nine animating, searching, and interrogative titles with which to start. — Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 26 June 2022