Synonyms for probing
prob·ing

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1. probingnoun

   Synonyms:
   exploring, investigating, questioning

2. probingadjective

   Of something that investigates or explores deeply.

   He was unsettled by her probing questions.

   Synonyms:
   investigating, questioning, exploring

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1. inquisitory, probing, searchingadjective

   diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

   "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings"

   Synonyms:
   searching, trenchant, inquisitory

   Antonyms:
   uninquiring, uninquisitive

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1. List of paraphrases for "probing":

   investigates, probe, probes, investigating, sounding, poll

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1. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   It is the excitement of becoming - always becoming, trying, probing, falling, resting, and trying again- but always trying and always gaining...

2. Vicki Cowart:

   Our legal counsel provided line item edits to their proposed contract where we again clarified that we would strictly adhere to laws. Our staff asked probing questions about their process and didn't enter into an agreement when those questions weren't answered.

3. Erik Lindquist:

   We make maps that used to take three years in a week, rather than preparing data to analyze we can spend time probing the data for answers. We're getting to answers much more quickly.

4. Leo Taddeo:

   We're always concerned when we see nation-state activity probing our infrastructure, by naming and shaming, you might bring attention to the issue and bring additional resources to bear on it.

5. Rod Serling:

   It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.