curious
/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/adjective3 syllables
Curious means: eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns).
Synonyms for curious33
adjective, as in eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering, nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy, overcurious, inquiring, interested
adjective, as in beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
also used for curious
enquiring, inquiring, exquisitive, investigative, peery, aberrant, abnormal, alien, anomalous, as queer as Dick's hatband, bizarre, booky, deviant, discrepant
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Opposites of curious
incurious
What does curious mean?2
adjective
1
eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)“a curious child is a teacher's delight”
2
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected“a curious hybrid accent”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with curious?2
three syllables
furiousspurious
Show 1 near rhymes
centurion
Curious in a sentence
- Algerians are open, curious, and full of life.Amastan
- She was a curious child, quiet and thoughtful.Hybrid
- He was curious about how it would taste, so he took a small bite.CK
- Algerians are friendly, hospitable and curious of outsiders.Amastan
- He was curious to know what, exactly, she missed about him.Nuel
- He examined the box, curious to understand its mechanics.Conjuice
- Children are very curious, so they ask all kinds of questions.rul
- Maybe he was just curious, but it still felt bizarre.Nuel
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Forms of curious
as a adjective
- comparative
- curiouser
- superlative
- curiousest