I am curious.
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Curious
/ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əs/
Synonyms for "curious" (167 found)
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Closest matches (34)
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Adjective(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (50)
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(10 words)
funnyhealthy curiosityinquirerinquiringinquisitiveinquisitive personinterestedintriguinginvestigative taskinvestigator
Verb(1 words)
Related words (83)
meddlingmindfulmorbidmorbidly curiousmysteriousnosynutsnuttyoddoddballoffoff the walloffbeatopen eyedopen-eyedopenmouthedordinaryoutoutlandishoutrageous
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outreovercuriouspassing strangepassionatepeculiarpiquedpixilatedprurientpryingquaintqueerqueryingquestioningquizzicalquizzingregardfulremarkablescopophiliacscrutinizingsearchingsingularsnoopingsnoopysolicitousspecialspeculativestrangesupercurioustantalizedtenderthoughtfultickledtitillatedturned onturned-onunaccustomedunconventionaluncouthunearthlyunfamiliarunusualvoyeuristicweirdwondrous strange
Adverb(1 words)
mentally alert learner
Noun(2 words)
Adjective(15 words)
nosiestnoteworthyodderplayful toneprobingqueerrumrummyscientific curiositysingularsnoopiestspaceboundstrangestrange devicestudentlike
Verb(1 words)
How these synonyms differ
- inquisitive - 'Inquisitive' implies active questioning, an inquisitive child asks why nonstop. Curiosity can be quiet and internal; inquisitiveness pushes outward.
- interested - 'Interested' is milder and broader, you can be interested without the itch to investigate. Curiosity implies you'll try to find out.
- intrigued - 'Intrigued' means something specific has hooked your attention, it's curiosity with a target, sparked by something mysterious or unexpected.
- nosy - 'Nosy' is curiosity aimed where it doesn't belong. The interest is the same, but the social judgment flips from positive to negative.
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9 entriesacademic curiosityanomalyexploratory curiosityinquirerinvestigatorodditypeculiarityquestionerscientific curiosity
Collocations
7 entriescurious casecurious inquirycurious learnercurious mindcurious observercurious phenomenoncurious question
Inflections
2 entriesmore curiousmost curious
Derivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
13 entriesSample sentences
40 total sentences available.
"What's going on in the cave? I'm curious." "I have no idea."
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A curious disease struck the town.
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Curious to say, I didn't find it anywhere.
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