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, 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, 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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1. Tim Doyle:

   There's a decent amount of curiosity from my various brothers, i always was sort of the black sheep of the family. They're interested. They're wary. I'm waiting to see how they react. Hopefully not with lawsuits.

2. Maria Montessori:

   The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. In our system, she must become a passive, much more than an active, influence, and her passivity shall be composed of anxious scientific curiosity and of absolute respect for the phenomenon which she wishes to observe. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer: the activity must lie in the phenomenon.

3. Marco Rubio:

   It is important to have a detailed understanding of the threats we face as a country, you are commander in chief on day number one and you may have to make national security decisions right away. And it takes time and dedication and a natural curiosity and interest in these issues.

4. Walt Disney:

   We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

5. Kim Jong:

   I wondered how they felt when holding hands, and now my curiosity has been satisfied.