| curious | | |
| adj. | 1. curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" |
| ~ strange, unusual | being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird.; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has" |
| adj. | 2. curious | eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns).; "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor's doings" |
| ~ inquisitive, wondering, questioning, speculative | showing curiosity.; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow" |
| ~ nosey, nosy, prying, snoopy | offensively curious or inquisitive.; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day" |
| ~ overcurious | showing excessive curiosity. |
| ~ inquiring | given to inquiry.; "an inquiring mind" |
| adj. | 3. curious | having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more.; "a trap door that made me curious" |
| ~ interested | having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern.; "an interested audience"; "interested in sports"; "was interested to hear about her family"; "interested in knowing who was on the telephone"; "interested spectators" |
| inspect | | |
| v. (perception) | 1. inspect | look over carefully.; "Please inspect your father's will carefully" |
| ~ go over, review, survey | hold a review (of troops). |
| ~ examine, see | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" |
| ~ perambulate | make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property).; "Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years" |
| ~ case | look over, usually with the intention to rob.; "They men cased the housed" |
| ~ vet | examine carefully.; "Someone should vet this report before it goes out" |
| v. (motion) | 2. inspect, visit | come to see in an official or professional capacity.; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. audit, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinize | examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification.; "audit accounts and tax returns" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| investigate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. investigate, look into | investigate scientifically.; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| ~ explore, research, search | inquire into.; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness" |
| ~ explore | travel to or penetrate into.; "explore unknown territory in biology" |
| ~ probe, examine | question or examine thoroughly and closely. |
| ~ research | attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner.; "The student researched the history of that word" |
| ~ experiment | to conduct a test or investigation.; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease" |
| v. (communication) | 2. enquire, inquire, investigate | conduct an inquiry or investigation of.; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" |
| ~ spy | secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage.; "spy for the Russians" |
| ~ probe, examine | question or examine thoroughly and closely. |
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