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

However, in my experience as a professor of inclusive leadership, working for C-suite leaders and interviewing them, humility is a common denominator for the most impactful and inspiring leaders. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Traceback data, or information acquired through steps such as interviewing sick people and used by investigators to trace illnesses back through the food supply chain, is often the primary tool used in cyclospora outbreaks. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 22 July 2026

The decision to promote Moore to replace Jim Harbaugh without interviewing outside candidates will go down as a massive mistake. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 18 July 2026

In February, it was reported the FCC was looking into whether ABC's The View had violated equal time rules for interviews with political candidates after interviewing a Democratic Texas Senate. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 17 July 2026

Despite the access, Taylor did have a unique challenge in interviewing his subject for the documentary. — William Earl, Variety, 14 July 2026

What’s the difference between interviewing a child and interviewing an adult? — Chana Joffe-Walt, The New York Review of Books, 14 July 2026

Investigators detained the man's co-workers and were interviewing them about the circumstances surrounding the man's death. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Teppoeva warns of other risks AI interviewing tools could pose, including privacy and security of applicant data, whether interview recordings will be used to train the models underpinning these tools, and bias and fairness. — IEEE Spectrum, 13 July 2026