Synonyms for Curiosity
ˌkyʊər iˈɒs ɪ ticu·rios·i·ty

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.5 / 9 votes

1. curiositynoun

   Synonyms:
   inquisitiveness

   Antonyms:
   ignorance

2. curiositynoun

   Careful, delicate construction; fine workmanship, delicacy of building.

   Synonyms:
   inquisitiveness

   Antonyms:
   ignorance

3. curiositynoun

   Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.

   Synonyms:
   inquisitiveness

   Antonyms:
   ignorance

4. curiositynoun

   A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest.

   He kept the strangely shaped rock as a curiosity.

   Synonyms:
   inquisitiveness

   Antonyms:
   ignorance

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.2 / 5 votes

1. curiosity

   Synonyms:
   inquisitiveness, interest, wonder, marvel, interrogativeness, rarity, phenomenon, celebrity, oddity, lion

   Antonyms:
   indifference, heedlessness, disregard, abstraction, absence, weed, drug, dirt, cipher, bagatelle, song

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. curiosity, wondernoun

   a state in which you want to learn more about something

   Synonyms:
   peculiarity, oddment, curiosity, wonderment, wonder, marvel, curio, oddity, admiration, rarity

2. curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, raritynoun

   something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

   Synonyms:
   rarity, tenuity, remainder, wonder, end, distinguishing characteristic, distinctiveness, rareness, curio, oddness, specialty, curiosity, quirkiness, low density, queerness, oddity, crotchet, specialness, distinctive feature, remnant, peculiarity, oddment, infrequency, quirk, speciality

Matched Categories

1. • Cognitive State

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. curiositynoun

   Synonyms:
   inquisitiveness

2. curiositynoun

   Synonyms:
   phenomenon, wonder, marvel, rarity, sight, spectacle

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. curiositynoun

   Synonyms:
   inquisitiveness, curio, freak, rarity, rara avis, wonder

   Antonyms:
   incuriosity, uninquisitiveness

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1. List of paraphrases for "curiosity":

   curious

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How to use Curiosity in a sentence?

1. James Siho Lee:

   Its tremendously important that we appreciate and develop a curiosity for biodiversity, the next innovation for biotechnology could be out there in the wild. A new biodegradable sunscreen, for example, was discovered from extremophilic bacteria and algae. We have to protect and responsibly utilize wildlife.

2. Brian Galvin:

   Space, dinosaurs and animals are some of the compelling STEM gateways for kids, so we lead with curiosity and open-ended questions to get them thinking.

3. Jason Silva:

   Curiosity and wonderment are a big part of the human condition, but often as we ‘grow up’ we tend to lose this connection to the wonder of it all, i often explore big ideas in my series Shots of Awe to wake people up, and I think bringing this sensibility to an actual baby's wonderstruck face struck a nerve... I'm thrilled.

4. Tom Fahy:

   More often than not, wisdom is at the mercy of curiosity.

5. Monique Damiano:

   Most of the reaction that we’re getting from violators is more of a curiosity.