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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1. Tom Popper:

   While a small percentage of travelers are curious about what the Trump administration might do regarding travel, they want to go before things change, it’s one of the safest countries in the hemisphere as it relates to crime, unrest and terrorism.

2. Germany German Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   Germany should be a country that is open, curious, tolerant and even exciting, ten years ago things were not good.

3. Teresa Fung:

   The instrument they used to find out what they’re eating assesses food intake all day long . . . not only what they’re eating at work, but also what they’re eating at home, so I would be very curious to find out what they are eating when they are not at work.

4. Anatoly Aronov:

   People are curious to see the history made in front of them, we will be one kilometer away from the front at the very closest. But not any closer. It's safe. On no occasion will we be giving weapons to tourists.

5. Sir Isaiah Berlin:

   Only barbarians are not curious about where they come from, how they came to be where they are, where they appear to be going, whether they wish to go there, and if so, why, and if not, why not.