interrogating

VERB

ask pointed questions

Synonyms

STRONGEST

examine grill investigate query quiz

STRONG

catechize inquire pump question roast

WEAK

cross-examine cross-question give the third degree go over put the screws to put through the wringer sweat out work over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer reply

Example Sentences

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interrogating

But Trump’s latest posts appear less interested in interrogating Washington than in imagining him as a collaborator — writing, riding and offering design tips to his 21st-century successor.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

And if the conventional wisdom about a candidate is a lot friendlier on that platform than on a competitor’s, I’d spend some extra time interrogating why that might be happening.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

By guiding and interrogating the AI programmer, I created an application called RetireLab.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

It’s also not like superhero comic books haven’t had storylines about marginalized communities or interrogating people in power.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

Pizarro too arrived at Cajamarca with no information about the Incas other than what he had learned by interrogating the Inca subjects he encountered in 1527 and 1531.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond