interrogated
Asked pointed questions
Interrogated is the past tense of interrogate, meaning to question someone intensively or formally.
Police interrogate suspects.
Lawyers interrogate witnesses.
The word implies persistent, probing questions—often with authority behind them: She was interrogated for six hours before they let her go.
More casually, it can describe any pointed questioning: My parents interrogated me about where I'd been.
Asked for information
- cross-examinedQuestioned opposing witness formally
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- probedInvestigated in depth
- debriefedQuestioned after an operation
deposed · interviewed · quizzed · examined · pressed · challenged · confronted · accused
Using pressure to compel
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
harsh · rigorous · unyielding · severe · probing · insistent · confrontational · stern
Formal examination of facts
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- inquestFormal death cause inquiry
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- auditFormal accounts examination
inspection · analysis · review · fact-finding · inquiry · probe · questioning · debriefing
Stretched or strained state
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
apprehension · foreboding · ominous · climax · intrigue · whodunit · confession scene · suspect
questioned
Asked for information
- cross-examinedQuestioned opposing witness formally
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- probedInvestigated in depth
debriefed · deposed · interviewed · quizzed · examined · pressed · challenged · confronted · accused · suspect
coercive
Using pressure to compel
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
intimidating · harsh · rigorous · unyielding · severe · probing · insistent · confrontational · stern · pressure
investigation
Formal examination of facts
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- inquestFormal death cause inquiry
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
audit · inspection · analysis · review · fact-finding · inquiry · probe · questioning · debriefing · formal
tension
Stretched or strained state
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
anxiety · apprehension · foreboding · ominous · climax · intrigue · whodunit · confession scene · suspect · revelation
- suspectssuspect, accused, prime suspect, person of interest, alleged
interrogatedunquestioned
Accepted without challenge
left alone · ignored · released · cleared · passed over
- interrogation roomsSpaces for formal questioning
- police interrogationOfficial suspect questioning
- enhanced interrogationEuphemism for abusive questioning
- interrogation techniquesProcedures for eliciting information
- interrogation methodsTechniques for extracting information
- suspect interrogationFormal police interview of accused
interrogate, interrogation, interrogator, interrogative, interrogating, interrogates, interrogatively, interrogations, interrogators