Synonyms 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.

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

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

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

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

1. curious

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.5 / 4 votes

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"

   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

   Antonyms:
   uninquisitive, familiar, uninterested, incurious, uninquiring

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   uninquiring, familiar, incurious, uninterested, uninquisitive

3. curiousadjective

   having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more

   "a trap door that made me curious"

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

   Antonyms:
   familiar, uninterested, uninquisitive, incurious, uninquiring

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. curiousadjective

   Synonyms:
   inquisitive, scrutinizing, prying, peering

2. curiousadjective

   Synonyms:
   rare, singular, strange, unusual, unique, extraordinary, queer, out of the way

3. curiousadjective

   Synonyms:
   elegant, neat, nice, finished

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1. curiousadjective

   Synonyms:
   inquisitive, strange, rare, unusual

   Antonyms:
   incurious

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1. List of paraphrases for "curious":

   strange, odd, inquisitive, nosey, curiosity, nosy, peculiar, bizarre, funny, weird, puzzling, intrigued, remarkable, interesting, interested

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How to use curious in a sentence?

1. Elsbeth Reitzema:

   Children are very curious about their bodies... and curious about the other sex, they want to look at other bodies, touch other bodies, and they want to explore the difference between boys and girls. It is all very innocent and part of the normal sexual development of children. They don't have the same mindset as we do. They are just curious.

2. Neil deGrasse Tyson:

   Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.

3. Arianna Fitts:

   We'd be out in public [ and ] Carmen Bolden'd just wave at strangers with a smile and people would respond to that, very intelligent, very curious about things, and Carmen Bolden also had a little bit of sass sometimes too.

4. Courtesy Loni James:

   I’ve learned that I ’m the best version of Courtesy Loni James when I ’m traveling – the most open and the most curious, i ’m fascinated by the way that different countries approach the same things. I ’m constantly reminded that there’s not one right way to do things.

5. Donald Trump:

   I will speak to Rudy Giuliani about it before Rudy Giuliani leaves. I'm just curious about that.