CURIOUS Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word curious. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CURIOUS
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inquiring | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • given to inquiry noun • a request for information | ||||||||
inquisitive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing curiosity • inquiring or appearing to inquire | ||||||||
interested | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern adjective satellite • involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in | ||||||||
meddlesome | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner | ||||||||
nosy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • offensively curious or inquisitive | ||||||||
probing | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation | ||||||||
prying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • offensive inquisitiveness adjective satellite • offensively curious or inquisitive | ||||||||
questioning | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a request for information adjective satellite • perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know) • marked by or given to doubt • showing curiosity | ||||||||
examining | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning • observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect • question or examine thoroughly and closely • question closely • put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to | ||||||||
exploring | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • inquire into • travel to or penetrate into • inquire into a subject in detail • examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes | ||||||||
snooping | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others verb • watch, observe, or inquire secretly | ||||||||
investigative | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • designed to find information or ascertain facts | ||||||||
peery | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • That tends to peer; prying, inquisitive, curious. • Of or pertaining to peers or the peerage. noun • Spinning top | ||||||||
funny | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) adjective satellite • arousing or provoking laughter • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected • not as expected • experiencing odd bodily sensations | ||||||||
odd | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not divisible by two adjective satellite • not easily explained • an indefinite quantity more than that specified • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected • of the remaining member of a pair • not used up | ||||||||
peculiar | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected • unique or specific to a person or thing or category • markedly different from the usual; special • characteristic of one only; distinctive or special | ||||||||
rummy | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a chronic drinker • a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards adjective satellite • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected | ||||||||
singular | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • composed of one member, set, or kind • grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit noun • the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton adjective satellite • unusual or striking • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected • being a single and separate person or thing • the single one of its kind |