as in curious
interested in what is not one's own business
an inquisitive woman who tends to everybody's business but her own
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Recent Examples of inquisitive
Through the inquisitive narration provided by Tom Hanks.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
Space exploration, time travel, talking cats and inquisitive robots all make up the various stories of the first three season.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
In a clip posted online, Stone can be seen recoiling from an inquisitive bee
Amid posing for photographs, Stone’s two costars stepped in to help
Emma Stone is all abuzz at the Cannes Film Festival.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 16 May 2025
Users already give Meta with a wide swath of personal information — but the kind extracted from an inquisitive chatbot raises all kinds of red flags.
—Michael Barclay, Quartz, 7 May 2025
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
Space exploration, time travel, talking cats and inquisitive robots all make up the various stories of the first three season.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
In a clip posted online, Stone can be seen recoiling from an inquisitive bee
Amid posing for photographs, Stone’s two costars stepped in to help
Emma Stone is all abuzz at the Cannes Film Festival.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 16 May 2025
Users already give Meta with a wide swath of personal information — but the kind extracted from an inquisitive chatbot raises all kinds of red flags.
—Michael Barclay, Quartz, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for inquisitive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquisitive
curious
Adjective
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Gray whales are known to be curious around boats, which means they are often seen on whale-watching trips, the agency said.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
30 May 2025
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Being curious during old age could also help in preventing or at least off-setting Alzheimer’s disease.—
Anuradha Varanasi,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Inquisitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquisitive. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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