INTERVIEW Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of interview

as in session

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verb

as in to survey

to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information a reporter at the scene interviewing witnesses to the explosion

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report

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Noun

Harbour eventually addressed the situation in an interview with Variety, published on July 10. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026 In a new interview with Allure, Kidman spoke about embracing herself. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

Verb

Google DeepMind Chair and Co-Founder Demis Hassabis being interviewed by CNBC's Arjun Kharpal. — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 The Minnesota Department of Health said of the 84 Minnesotans interviewed as part of its investigation, 75 reported eating at Chipotle. — Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interview

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interview

Noun

Mike McCoy did not have an immediate update on Crawford’s status after the session.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
All told the school estimates more than 250 staffers spent some 11,000 hours in meetings, photo shoots and sessions with internal groups, individual teams, adidas partners and campus stakeholders to pull off the switcheroo.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of session

Verb

For example, in Argentina’s lithium-rich Jujuy Province, a research exchange between the two countries’ geological agencies grew into an explicit state partnership focused on surveying the province’s salt flats.

— Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026
Nearby, Kristin Renz surveyed the damage to the home of her son and daughter-in-law in northwest Spokane.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of survey

Noun

Despite receiving three Tony Awards and its performance at the ceremony attracting the third-most YouTube views of any show, the show had been shedding audiences after Tony Awards, filling only 85 percent of its theater during the last week of June.

— Marc Hershberg, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Alys doesn’t know this year and neither does Aemond, but the audience finds out by the end of the episode that Sunfyre is still alive and reunited with Aegon.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of audience

Noun

Extra credit The store calendar is packed with CPR classes, story times, music sessions, book clubs, and parenting workshops.

— Kelly Aiglon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Local Color, which has grown dramatically in its 11-year history, connects artists with creative opportunities (like many of the murals beautifying San Jose), as well as running workshops, providing studio space and exhibition galleries.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of workshop

Noun

Watching together can create opportunities for conversation, questions and connection long after the screen is turned off.

— Tara Duncan, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Later, the Aries Moon enters your 7th House of Partnership, making direct conversation harder to avoid and more useful than usual.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of conversation

Noun

The specter of the takeover wasn't apparent on Wednesday morning; the convocation itself was a large-scale pep rally, featuring live music, games, cheering, and dancing, all to boost morale and propel teachers forward.

— Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
In Palm Springs, about two hours away, a convocation of Marilyn look-alikes was held under the Marilyn Monroe statue on May 31 just before her June 1st birthday.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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