Synonyms of interviewing

interviewing

verb

present participle of interview

as in surveying

to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information

a reporter at the scene interviewing witnesses to the explosion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surveying
• canvassing
• questioning
• polling
• soliciting
• interrogating
• circularizing
• feeling (out)
• sounding (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reporting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interviewing

Available on podcast platforms and YouTube, the show features Ski interviewing celebrities, lifestyle experts and politicians in person. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026

But the people interviewing Kaepernick aren't going to question his motives. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Bush has spent much of his career interviewing celebrities and reporting from major entertainment events. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Does the ingredient list look promising, based on our collective decades spent interviewing chemists about the difference between capable ingredients and frivolous ones? — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026

The Times examined the county’s restraining order process, compiling data from hundreds of thousands of cases, and interviewing dozens of domestic abuse and harassment victims, attorneys and victim service providers. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

The same group of women tasked with debating presidential elections and Supreme Court decisions can, minutes later, be interviewing an Oscar winner, weighing in on a celebrity breakup or swapping stories about their own families. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026

Investors can assess community needs by interviewing local business owners, tenants and neighborhood real estate agents. — Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

In theory, a trial is great for checking a candidate’s skills and collaboration style while weeding out folks who are just really good at interviewing. — Matty Merritt, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026