Feeler

/ˈfiːləɹ/

Synonyms for "feeler" (83 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (17)

advanceantennaapproachasking pricebarbbarbelbarbulebarometerbidbone of contentioncat whiskercatechismcross question

Strong matches (25)

Related words (41)

palppalpuspilot balloonpoint at issuepoint in questionpreliminary approachpresentationprobeproblemprofferqueryquestionquestion at issuequestion markquodlibetrandom samplesamplesensorsoundsounder
Show 18 more words
straw votesubmissionsuggestiontactile celltactile corpuscletactile hairtactile organtactile processtactortentative approachtesttestertopictrial balloonvexed questionvibrissaweather vaneweathercock
Noun(3 words)
probetactile appendagetentacle

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

14 entries

More specific

4 entries
antennafunding feelergauge blademarket feeler

Collocations

5 entries
arthropod feelerfeeler gaugeinsect feelersensory feelertactile feeler

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Are you more of a feeler or more of a thinker?

Source: wiktionary

I sent out some feelers but they didn't seem interested.

Source: wiktionary

This survey is designed to get a feeler about how the citizens feel about the proposed new highway.

Source: wiktionary

In 1905, the Russo-Japanese war fought itself to a standstill, and with the destruction of Rozhiestvensky's fleet at Tsushima, the Japanese, for financial reasons, had to put out feelers for peace.

Source: wiktionary

Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.

More for "feeler"