Synonyms of quizzing

quizzing

verb

present participle of quiz

1

as in asking

to put a question or questions to

quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• asking
• interrogating
• questioning
• grilling
• querying
• inquiring (of)
• catechizing
• examining
• bombarding
• surveying
• cross-examining
• cross-questioning
• pumping
• besieging
• polling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• answering
• responding
• replying
• observing
• commenting
• avoiding
• remarking
• retorting
• rejoining
• ducking

2

as in interrogating

to put a series of questions to

hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interrogating
• questioning
• examining
• grilling
• catechizing
• pumping
• querying
• sweating
• debriefing
• harassing
• pestering
• picking the brains of
• cross-examining
• giving the third degree to
• cross-questioning
• annoying
• hounding
• canvassing
• polling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quizzing

Prosecutors spent the start of George’s testimony quizzing him on the organizational structure of the sheriff’s office, as well as how internal affairs investigations play out. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026

The Tennessee Titans went back to the streets quizzing random people in their schedule reveal in a twist to the team’s 2023 schedule reveal. — Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026

The talk was impassioned and wide-ranging, with Wood, a longtime del Toro interlocutor, quizzing the filmmaker on everything from his childhood in Guadalajara, Mexico, to his passion for design and scrapbooking. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 May 2026

Though the biggest payoff came away from the drills — sitting down for dinner with top prospects, quizzing them in the classroom, getting to know them away from the field, talking to the people at those colleges who knew them best. — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026

Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s been quizzing his members on which strategy to pursue, Republicans said. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026

At that meeting, the documents said, Merchant used a napkin and other objects to depict various assassination scenarios, quizzing Ali on how a target might be killed in each. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026

Every year since 2003, the umbrella organization for quizzing outfits around the globe has put on the granddaddy of knowledge competitions. — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026

Jason is quizzing himself on the menu and doesn’t even know about the goat-cheese balls, which is not only the most popular dish on the menu but an important piece of Vanderpump Rules lore. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026