INTERVIEW: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INTERVIEW?

Need another word that means the same as “interview”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “interview” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Interview” are: audience, consultation, meeting, discussion, conference, question and answer session, examination, evaluation, interrogation, question, talk to, have a discussion with, have a dialogue with, hold a meeting with, confer with

Interview as a Noun

Definitions of "Interview" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “interview” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A conference (usually with someone important.
• The questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists.
• A meeting of people face to face, especially for consultation.
• A conversation between a journalist or radio or television presenter and a person of public interest, used as the basis of a broadcast or publication.
• An oral examination of an applicant for a job, college place, etc.
• A session of formal questioning of a person by the police.

Synonyms of "Interview" as a noun (9 Words)

audience	An opportunity to state your case and be heard. The broadcast reached an audience of millions.
conference	A formal meeting of people with a shared interest, typically one that takes place over several days. He gathered all the men around the baize table for a conference.
consultation	A meeting with an expert, such as a medical doctor, in order to seek advice. A consultation of several medical specialists.
discussion	An exchange of views on some topic. We had a good discussion.
evaluation	Act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of. An initial evaluation of the programme.
examination	The action or process of conducting an examination. He scraped through the examinations at the end of his first year.
interrogation	Formal systematic questioning. He had trouble phrasing his interrogations.
meeting	An assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion. Next year the meeting will be in Chicago.
question and answer session	An instance of questioning.

Usage Examples of "Interview" as a noun

• A half-hour interview with the prime minister.
• I am pleased to advise you that you have been selected for interview.
• My interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds.

Interview as a Verb

Definitions of "Interview" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “interview” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Hold an interview with (someone.
• Go for an interview in the hope of being hired.
• Discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation.
• Conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting.
• Perform (well or badly) at an interview.

Synonyms of "Interview" as a verb (6 Words)

confer with	Have a conference in order to talk something over.
have a dialogue with	Be confronted with.
have a discussion with	Have a personal or business relationship with someone.
hold a meeting with	Contain or hold; have within.
question	Pose a question. Members had questioned the cost of the scheme.
talk to	Deliver a lecture or talk.

Usage Examples of "Interview" as a verb

• The job candidate interviewed everywhere.
• We interviewed the job candidates.
• Police are keen to interview two men seen nearby.
• She was interviewed by a reporter from the Daily News.

Associations of "Interview" (30 Words)

admission	The fee charged for admission. The evening before her admission to hospital.
answerable	(of a question) able to be answered. Parents are answerable for their child s acts.
applicant	A person who makes a formal application for something, especially a job. A job applicant.
apply	Apply to a surface. You need to apply to the local authority for a grant.
ask	Require or ask for as a price or condition. It was an awkward ask for more funding.
clientele	Customers collectively. The solicitor s clientele.
consultation	The action or process of formally consulting or discussing. He had a consultation with the judge.
discussion	An extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic. The book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic.
employ	The state of being employed or having a job. The firm employs 150 people.
enigma	Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained. Madeleine was still an enigma to him.
exam	A medical test of a specified kind. Routine eye exams.
implement	Performance of an obligation. Implement a procedure.
inquire	Inquire about. The task of political sociology is to inquire into the causes of political events.
inquiry	A search for knowledge. New areas of inquiry emerged in the course of the conference.
interrogate	(of an electronic device) transmit a signal to (another device, especially one on a vehicle) to obtain information about identity, condition, etc. An interactive system enables users to interrogate the database.
interrogation	A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply. Would he keep his mouth shut under interrogation.
interrogative	Relating to verbs in the so called interrogative mood. Interrogatives are not likely to crop up very often in the speech of a person who is being interviewed.
interrogatory	A written question which is formally put to one party in a case by another party and which must be answered. She abandoned her interrogatory monologue.
issue	Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale. Water issued from the hole in the wall.
nosy	Offensively curious or inquisitive. Stop being so nosy.
query	A question, especially one expressing doubt or requesting information. I rang the water company to query my bill.
question	Ask someone questions especially in an official context. She called for the question.
requisition	Demand the performance or occurrence of. I had to make various requisitions for staff and accommodation.
smear	Cover a surface by smearing a substance over it. Soon you re eyeballing the top just one smear away.
solve	Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of. Did you solve the problem.
staff	Serve on the staff of. The two men staff the reception desk.
theoretically	In theory; according to the assumed facts. This scenario is theoretically possible but not very likely.
utilize	Make practical and effective use of. How do you utilize this tool.
why	The cause or intention underlying an action or situation especially in the phrase the whys and wherefores. Why don t I give you a lift.
workaholic	Person with a compulsive need to work.