Synonyms for probing

Most common

examination · exploring · questioning · inquiring

All synonyms

Noun

Adjective

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The action of investigating or exploring.

2. adj. 1

   That investigates or explores deeply; that attempts to elicit information that is concealed.

   He was unsettled by her probing questions.

Forms

Plural

probings → questionings, examinations, explorings, inquirings…

Example sentences

• examination As a matter of course, she passed the examination.
• exploring Igor's excitement for exploring Algeria only grew.
• questioning Experts began questioning the project's viability.
• inquiring The police were inquiring into the suspect's past.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

9 letters

searching², exploring³, inquiring⁴, enquiring

11 letters

examination⁵, questioning³, inquisitory

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (searching² = 2 syllables).