Meaning & use

inquisitive

adjective·Academic

Eager to acquire knowledge or information; curious, sometimes excessively so.

See it in a sentence

The inquisitive toddler kept asking why the sky turns dark at night.

Her inquisitive nature made her an excellent detective, always chasing small details.

A note on using this word

Inquisitive is usually positive when describing genuine intellectual curiosity, but can turn negative when it suggests nosiness about others' private affairs.

Words with a similar meaning

curiousprobing

Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.

Words with an opposite meaning

indifferentincurious

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