Synonyms for interrogatory
- noun
- adjective
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Noun
1. Interrogation
interrogation, question, inquiry, enquiry UK, questioning, examination, query
Other
rog informal
Adjective
Definitions
- n. 1
A formal question or set of questions submitted to opposing party to answer, generally governed by court rule.
- adj. 1
Serving to interrogate; questioning.
Forms
- Plural
- interrogatories → interrogations, questions, inquiries, questionings…
Example sentences
- examination As a matter of course, she passed the examination.
- inquiry This subject is outside the scope of our inquiry.
- questioning Experts began questioning the project's viability.
- interrogation He is silent, like a partisan under interrogation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| interrogatory | falling | |
| examination | falling | |
| inquiry | falling | |
| questioning | rising | |
| interrogation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- rog1
- 5 letters
- query2
- 7 letters
- inquiry3, enquiry3
- 8 letters
- question2, erotetic
- 11 letters
- examination5, questioning3
- 13 letters
- interrogation5, interrogative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (query2 = 2 syllables).