Synonyms for interrogation
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Interrogatory
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.
- n. 2
A question put; an inquiry.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- interrogations → inquiries, queries, demands, questions…
Example sentences
- inquiry This subject is outside the scope of our inquiry.
- examination As a matter of course, she passed the examination.
- questioning Experts began questioning the project's viability.
- interrogative Do I like interrogative inversions?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| interrogation | rising | |
| inquiry | falling | |
| examination | falling | |
| interrogatory | falling | |
| questioning | rising | |
| interrogative | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- query2
- 6 letters
- asking2, demand2
- 7 letters
- inquiry3, enquiry3
- 8 letters
- question2
- 9 letters
- catechism4
- 11 letters
- examination5, questioning3
- 13 letters
- interrogative, interrogatory6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (query2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- interrogatoire
- Italiano
- interrogatorio