Synonyms of curious
65 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for curious is investigative. Other synonyms of curious are unusual, odd, weird, freak and alien. The opposite of curious is incurious.
Synonyms and similar words for curious
adjectiveTending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative...
- enquiring, inquiring
- investigativeInquisitive; curious.
- exquisitive obsoleteEager to discover or learn; curious.
- peery rareThat tends to peer; prying, inquisitive, curious.
adjectiveLeading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.
- aberrantDiffering from the norm.
- abnormal
- alienVery unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
- anomalous
- bizarreStrangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic...
- bookyStrange, scary, suspicious.
- deviantCharacterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.
- discrepantShowing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
- eerieInspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
- eldritchUnearthly, supernatural, eerie, preternatural.
- errant
- exceptional
- extraordinary
- fey
- forby UK, dialectalUncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
- freakStrange, weird, unexpected.
- freakish
- freakyOdd; bizarre; unusual.
- funnyStrange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
- heteroclite
- hinky informal
- incongruous
- incongruitousSynonym of incongruous.
- irregular
- kooky informal
- nonstandard
- oddDiffering from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
- outlandishGreatly different from common experience; bizarre, outrageous, strange.
- out of the ordinaryExtraordinary, unusual, or exceptional, especially for the better.
- outré
- peculiar
- quaint dialectal
- queerStrange, odd, or different; whimsical.
- queer as a clockwork orange UK
- queer as a nine bob note UKSynonym of queer as a clockwork orange.
- queer as a three dollar bill US
- queer as a coot
- rare
- selcouthStrange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.
- seldUnusual; unwonted.
- singularOut of the ordinary; curious.
- strange
- trippy informalStrange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen.
- uncanny
- uncommon
- unconventional
- unearthly
- unexpectedNot expected, anticipated or foreseen.
- unreasonable
- unusualNot usual, out of the ordinary.
- unwonted
- weirdDeviating from the normal; bizarre.
- weirdsomeMarked by weirdness; strange; mysterious.
- yampy UK, dialectalBarmy; mad; daft.
- as queer as Dick's hatband dated
- fremd dialectal, rare
- monstrous obsolete
- queer as Dick's hatband datedVery queer: very unusual or strange.
- rum UK, dated
- rummy UK, dated
- uncouth archaicUnfamiliar, strange, foreign.
Opposite of curious
adjectiveTending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative...
- incuriousLacking interest or curiosity; uninterested.
- noncuriousSynonym of uncurious (all senses).
- uncuriousNot eager to learn or find answers.
Meaning of curious
- adjective Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
- adjective Caused by curiosity.
- adjective Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.
curious in other languages
Questions about synonyms of curious
- What is another word for curious?
- Curious has 65 synonyms on Word.ws, such as investigative, unusual, odd, weird, freak, alien, eerie and aberrant.
- What is the opposite of curious?
- The opposite of curious is incurious. Other antonyms of curious are uncurious.
- What does curious mean?
- Curious means tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
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