Synonyms for feeler
noun
Anything that investigates by touch
tentacle, antenna, finger, claw, hand, tactile organ, vibrissa, whisker, barbel, palpus, palp, exploratory member.
An effort to discover opinion
hint, probe, essay, tentative proposal, prospectus, intimation, trial balloon, test, sample, overture, advance, approach, straw vote.
See feeler in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Something, as a remark, used to determine the attitude of another:
probe. Idiom: trial balloon. See investigate
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