Antonyms for curious
ˈkyʊər i əscu·ri·ous

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1. curious

   An inquisitive person is one who is bent on finding out all that can be found out by inquiry, especially of little and personal matters, and hence is generally meddlesome and prying. Inquisitive may be used in a good sense, tho in such connection inquiring is to be preferred; as, an inquiring mind. As applied to a state of mind, curious denotes a keen and rather pleasurable desire to know fully something to which one's attention has been called, but without the active tendency that inquisitive implies; a well-bred person may be curious to know, but will not be inquisitive in trying to ascertain, what is of interest in the affairs of another.

   Antonyms:
   apathetic, careless, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested

   Synonyms:
   inquiring, inquisitive, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, peeping, prying, scrutinizing, searching

   Preposition:
   Inquisitive about, concerning, in regard to, regarding trifles.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. curious

   Antonyms:
   indifferent, uninquiring, incurious, uninterested, trite, common, superficial

   Synonyms:
   inquiring, inquisitive, scrutinizing, prying, meddling, singular, searching, interrogative, peeping, peering, rare, unique, odd, recondite

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1. curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singularadjective

   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"

   Antonyms:
   uninquisitive, familiar, uninterested, incurious, uninquiring

   Synonyms:
   unmatched, remarkable, left(p), unpaired, suspect, risible, rum, peculiar, amusing, odd, mirthful, unique, rummy, laughable, comic, uneven, unexpended, peculiar(a), homophile(a), funny, leftover, gay, remaining, fishy, particular(a), unmated, left over(p), singular, suspicious, special(a), shady, comical

2. curiousadjective

   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"

   Antonyms:
   uninquiring, familiar, incurious, uninterested, uninquisitive

   Synonyms:
   singular, rummy, rum, funny, peculiar, odd

3. curiousadjective

   having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more

   "a trap door that made me curious"

   Antonyms:
   familiar, uninterested, uninquisitive, incurious, uninquiring

   Synonyms:
   singular, rummy, rum, funny, peculiar, odd

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1. curiousadjective

   Antonyms:
   incurious

   Synonyms:
   inquisitive, strange, rare, unusual

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:4.0 / 4 votes

1. ordinary

   "i think it is ordinary for that to happen!"

   i wore an ordinary blouse.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 24, 2020  

2. hectic

   Submitted by anonymous on December 7, 2020  

How to use curious in a sentence?

1. Tom Bilyeu:

   Education is not a destination, but a journey that requires an open mind, a curious spirit, and a willingness to explore new ideas and perspectives.

2. Katy Perry:

   What I did know was I was curious and even then I knew sexuality wasn’t as black and white as this dress, and honestly, I haven’t always gotten it right but in 2008 when that song came out I knew that I started a conversation and a lot of the world seemed curious enough to sing along, too.

3. Denise Gonzalez:

   That's the only way I can describe it. He was playing because he's very curious, adventurous, and it all just happened so quickly.

4. Ed Diebold:

   We don't think we will see the giraffes doing back flips that day, we are curious, though, to see what will happen.

5. Richard Allan:

   It is curious that a comparison with these decades was not included in this new study.

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