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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Massive societal change, excess, expression, performance, bombast, fascinating technological progress—it’s all documented and on display, ready to educate any curious mind.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The film further lifts the veil on the artist’s influence, as a variable smorgasbord of talent converges throughout to deconstruct the impact of his life, art, his curious process and disposition.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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“Inquisitive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquisitive. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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