Inquisitive

/ɪŋˈkwɪzətɪv/

Synonyms for "inquisitive" (92 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Adjective(6 words)
academic curiosityacademic dissentcritical thinking orientedcuriouscurious earthlingseducational
agapeagogall agoganalyticalburning with curiositybusybusybodyconsumed with curiositycuriouseavesdropperexploring
Noun(1 words)
Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (27)

Noun(3 words)
Adjective(8 words)
hands on inquiryhealthy curiosityinquiringintrusiveinvestigativeinvestigative projectinvestigative questionsinvestigative task

Related words (46)

Related word relations

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attributebehavioral traitcharacter traitdescriptor

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Collocations

6 entries
inquisitive approachinquisitive learnerinquisitive lookinquisitive mindinquisitive natureinquisitive questions

Inflections

3 entries
less inquisitivemore inquisitivemost inquisitive

Derivations

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similar

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Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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You are too inquisitive about other people's affairs.

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She is inquisitive, but I like her none the worse.

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She's inquisitive by nature.

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My daughter is a communicative and inquisitive girl.

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