Another word for inquisitive
inquisitive
modif.
curious, inquiring, prying, speculative, questioning, interested, intrusive, meddling, meddlesome, searching, challenging, analytical, poking, sifting, scrutinizing, investigative, querying, inquisitorial, forward, presumptuous, impertinent, snoopy*, nosy*, long-nosed*, rubbernecking*, big-eyed*, consumed with curiosity*; see also interested 1, meddlesome.
Antonyms indifferent*, unconcerned, aloof.
inquisitive implies a habitual tendency to be curious, esp. about matters that do not concern one, and an attempt to gain information by persistent questioning; curious implies eagerness or anxiousness to find out things and may suggest a wholesome desire to be informed; meddlesome suggests unwelcome intrusion into the affairs of others; prying suggests an officious inquisitiveness and meddlesomeness that persists against resistance
Another word for inquisitive
Unduly interested in the affairs of others:
curious, inquisitorial. (Informal) nosy, snoopy. See investigateEager to acquire knowledge:
curious, inquiring, investigative, questioning. See investigate
