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Adjective
Thoroughly scrutinizing or inquisitive, especially in a disconcerting way
Involving great effort or determination
That seeks something specified
Decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something
Having or showing a reasonable or high level of intellect or awareness
Quick to notice or perceive things
Difficult or tough to endure or experience
Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment
Noun
The property of being nosy
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Present participle for to look for or seek
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followed by for
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Present participle for to attempt or try
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in a place
)
Present participle for to look thoroughly for something
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a person
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Adjective
▲
Thoroughly scrutinizing or inquisitive, especially in a disconcerting way
probing
inquisitive
investigative
penetrating
piercing
analytic
explorative
deep
enquiring
UK
exploratory
inquiring
US
investigational
pointed
quizzical
thorough
minute
fact-finding
in-depth
questioning
curious
interested
analytical
inquisitorial
scrutinizing
US
examining
interrogative
prying
scrutinising
UK
intrusive
snoopy
inspecting
peering
disquisitive
keen
nosy
discerning
researching
intrigued
sharp
investigatory
meddling
interfering
intent
meddlesome
nosey
catechistic
officious
speculative
tampering
querying
inquisitory
impertinent
interrogational
asking
cross-examining
burning with curiosity
penetrative
quizzing
incisive
interviewing
perceptive
alert
intense
discriminating
catechistical
shrewd
observant
obtrusive
studious
heuristic
pushy
exploring
intruding
presumptuous
busy
wanting to know
presuming
protrusive
dying to know
pushing
experimental
trial
test
peeping
provisional
pilot
prurient
empirical
preliminary
baffled
sceptical
UK
perplexed
mystified
puzzled
show-me
tentative
skeptical
US
snooping
busybody
spying
eavesdropping
nebby
agog
forward
poking
over-curious
over-interested
nosy-parker
nosy-parkering
big-eyed
research
investigating
inspective
undercover
intermeddling
need to know
importunate
enthusiastic
fascinated
wondering
interrupting
gossipy
nosing
bumptious
pondering
rude
speculating
annoying
busybodied
interloping
meddlesomeness
nosiness
interruptive
interference
guessing
mischievous
encumbering
troublesome
kibitzing
hindering
obstructive
impeding
chiseling
US
pragmatic
interposing
chiselling
UK
personal
excited
eager
moved
attentive
captivated
riveted
gripped
engrossed
absorbed
affected
stimulated
focused
US
enticed
inspired
entranced
enthused
hooked
inspirited
roused
avid
ardent
impressed
focussed
UK
beady-eyed
more ❯
“After a few
searching
questions, Matt was becoming more convinced that the story about Brad was true.”
Adjective
▲
Involving great effort or determination
intensive
meticulous
strenuous
rigorous
painstaking
scrupulous
conscientious
detailed
assiduous
concerted
sedulous
concentrated
determined
elaborate
careful
methodical
resolute
extensive
intense
sweeping
active
energetic
earnest
minute
widespread
close
desperate
insistent
persistent
all-out
thorough
attentive
punctilious
diligent
particular
strict
religious
exact
accurate
heedful
correct
loving
fussy
fastidious
ultra-careful
exacting
thoroughgoing
studious
exhaustive
precise
full
industrious
in-depth
laborious
faithful
pedantic
nice
by the numbers
by the book
focused
US
intent
keen
complete
demanding
deliberate
orderly
provident
judicious
focussed
UK
thoughtful
circumspect
dedicated
finicky
cautious
solid
regardful
concerned
prim
punctual
observant
picky
selfdisciplined
chary
discreet
pernickety
perfectionist
persnickety
going to great lengths
alert
critical
extremely careful
thinking twice
minding p's and q's
comprehensive
compendious
encyclopedic
US
efficient
embracive
cyclopedic
encyclopaedic
UK
inclusive
systematic
panoramic
omnibus
universal
all-inclusive
all-encompassing
all-embracing
leaving no stone unturned
persevering
cover-all
all-in
broad-gauge
broad-gauged
blow-by-blow
conscionable
fussbudget
stickler
hard-working
delicate
finical
choosy
discriminating
refined
choosey
fine
unerring
dainty
finicking
fussbudgety
overnice
nitpicking
discerning
old-maidish
selective
scientific
mathematical
faddy
hairline
rigid
spot-on
pinpoint
nit-picky
proper
hard to please
literal
discriminative
faddish
sharp
unmistakable
explicit
defined
true
right
veridical
nit-picking
faultless
regular
skilful
UK
skillful
US
prudent
on the button
choicy
hair-splitting
on the nose
tough
authentic
veracious
squeamish
over-particular
full-dress
truthful
factual
considered
just
genuine
deep
deft
definite
concrete
distinct
matter-of-fact
sensitive
ultraprecise
particularized
US
profound
clear-cut
difficult
itemized
US
hairsplitting
clocklike
inflexible
far-reaching
circumstantial
perceptive
acute
spot on
on the mark
bang on
prissy
specific
whole-hog
from A to Z
difficult to please
stringent
zealous
severe
uncompromising
particularised
UK
itemised
UK
perfect
definitive
reliable
astute
lifelike
fair
convincing
realistic
total
subtle
tasteful
nuanced
veristic
verisimilar
overcritical
constant
clean
sticklerish
true to life
sound
over-fastidious
hypercritical
out-and-out
full-scale
telling it like it is
on the nail
fact-based
on the beam
pass-remarkable
puritanical
stickling
overdelicate
finespun
opinionated
select
eclectic
word-perfect
fiddly
as it really happened
impossible to please
right on
inch-perfect
soup to nuts
all the way
royal
plenty
absolute
slam-bang
wary
on the money
considerable
important
meaningful
substantial
significant
thoroughpaced
watchful
overscrupulous
carping
ordered
controlled
precautionary
concentrative
anal
rough
tricky
serious
purposeful
calculated
measured
microscopic
overprecise
mincing
duteous
pure
prudish
stuffy
busy
stiff
cultivated
well organized
complex
complicated
fixed
priggish
tireless
indefatigable
overparticular
fretful
fuddy-duddy
obsessive
specialized
US
specialised
UK
Victorian
strait-laced
schoolmarmish
sure
crossing the t's
white-glove
dotting the i's
shrewd
insightful
perspicacious
sagacious
unwavering
precision
discriminatory
cultured
driven
untiring
unflagging
ultra-fine
exquisite
fine-drawn
dead on
incorrupted
winning
superior
nifty
vigilant
committed
engaged
errorless
artistic
aesthetic
UK
unambiguous
eager
employed
bustling
flawless
certain
lethal
deadly
effective
on target
well aimed
wise
with good taste
esthetic
US
slogging
operose
swotty
plugging
working
plodding
infallible
cherry-picking
balanced
rational
logical
pragmatic
reasoned
levelheaded
reasonable
a la carte
formal
mature
captious
error-free
eager beaver
well thought-out
well-grounded
queasy
easily disgusted
very careful
prompt
timely
seasonable
immediate
speedy
early
expeditious
recurrent
steady
periodic
cyclic
quick
dependable
ready
to schedule
in time
on time
spot on time
on schedule
under the wire
when expected
in good time
on the dot
well timed
bang on time
global
umbrella
catholic
radical
no stone unturned
the word
full-blown
wall-to-wall
more ❯
Adjective
▲
That seeks something specified
seeking
hunting
pursuing
probing
exploring
Adjective
▲
Decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something
crucial
critical
key
pivotal
decisive
climacteric
deciding
testing
determining
important
momentous
settling
trying
big
central
consequential
fundamental
influential
major
psychological
significant
vital
weighty
epoch-making
far-reaching
historic
life-and-death
acute
clamorous
desperate
dire
imperative
climatic
insistent
showdown
touchy
now or never
hanging by thread
on thin ice
touch-and-go
serious
substantial
grave
urgent
considerable
all-important
portentous
material
eventful
high priority
high-priority
meaningful
monumental
paramount
fateful
heavyweight
of moment
of consequence
of significance
of great import
solemn
final
of great consequence
profound
exigent
earth-shattering
no laughing matter
no joke
of great importance
heavy
earnest
conclusive
principal
no-nonsense
sombre
UK
somber
US
earthshaking
sober
life and death
big deal
prime
notable
severe
apocalyptic
appreciable
hefty
heavy-duty
sedate
staid
much
tectonic
humorless
US
definitive
humourless
UK
outstanding
great
major league
exciting
chief
noteworthy
memorable
remarkable
earth-shaking
essential
sizable
absolute
landmark
world-shaking
world-shattering
dramatic
action-packed
exceptional
fatal
defining
forceful
certain
underlined
uncomic
pressing
signal
leading
prominent
powerful
super
sensational
headline
big-time
hard
eminent
big league
extraordinary
front-page
valuable
mammoth
newsworthy
matter of life and death
main
tough
difficult
definite
epochal
authoritative
imperious
trenchant
determinative
resultful
priority
prioritized
US
prioritised
UK
indispensable
decided
incisive
super colossal
crisp
settled
peremptory
strategic
life-changing
litmus test
shaping
responsible
causal
evaluative
earthshattering
life-saving
of importance
concluding
ultimate
closing
finishing
ending
interesting
clear
life-or-death
life or death
vitally important
of vital importance
of great moment
stirring
gripping
culminating
hair-raising
riveting
peak
apocalyptical
thrilling
extremely important
topical
arresting
last
relevant
buzzworthy
necessary
crowning
supreme
climactical
climatical
active
full
lively
busy
strenuous
hectic
event-filled
climactic
out of the ordinary
of note
of substance
large-scale
large
glaring
strong
distinctive
noticeable
high-level
preponderant
extensive
obvious
rare
unusual
extreme
resonant
pronounced
cardinal
especial
impactful
unordinary
deep
special
ponderable
potent
striking
mighty
unforgettable
glorious
capital
conspicuous
intense
marked
keynote
particular
worthy of attention
carrying a lot of weight
emphatic
quantum
uncommon
generous
imposing
impressive
burning
milestone
most influential
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having or showing a reasonable or high level of intellect or awareness
sharp
quick
acute
astute
clever
quick-witted
keen
perceptive
sharp-witted
alert
bright
discerning
knowing
penetrating
sensitive
intelligent
ready
smart
apt
discriminating
nimble
penetrative
shrewd
fine
incisive
percipient
perspicacious
piercing
keen-witted
savvy
agile
intuitive
nimble-witted
cute
insightful
probing
rapier-like
acuminous
brainy
brilliant
canny
clear-eyed
clear-sighted
exceptional
fast
genius
hardheaded
heads-up
heady
hyperintelligent
long-headed
pawky
subtle
supersmart
ultrasmart
whip-smart
argute
finely honed
hard-boiled
observant
accurate
adroit
critical
exact
foxy
ingenious
quick off the mark
quick on the uptake
resourceful
wise
witty
not missing a trick
on the ball
having smarts
nobody's fool
not born yesterday
knowing how many beans make five
quick on the trigger
smart as a tack
with all one's wits about one
judicious
sagacious
knowledgeable
sapient
sage
cunning
crafty
prudent
artful
wily
sensible
calculating
streetwise
profound
intellectual
enlightened
erudite
gifted
sly
rational
experienced
aware
cagey
learned
thoughtful
slick
skilful
UK
able
skillful
US
deep
educated
scholarly
precocious
politic
informed
smooth
inventive
sophisticated
farsighted
suss
dexterous
US
capable
razor-sharp
dextrous
UK
expert
talented
deft
cerebral
adept
guileful
responsive
cultured
accomplished
delicate
discreet
cluey
logical
competent
understanding
street smart
street-smart
proficient
cultivated
careful
scheming
quick-thinking
clear
masterly
well-informed
refined
good
devious
skilled
imaginative
hardened
conscious
fly
worldly-wise
slippery
tactful
diplomatic
tactical
crack
gnostic
seasoned
polished
academic
worldly
cautious
media-savvy
sound
bookish
philosophical
active
creative
whiz
strategic
tricky
elite
conversant
sentient
sneaky
considerate
designing
far-seeing
quick on the draw
well read
in the know
wide awake
sharp as a tack
virtuoso
dodgy
beguiling
selective
reasonable
well informed
versed
well judged
contemplative
tuned in
cagy
foresighted
reflective
well-read
first-rate
studious
tasteful
familiar
acquainted
sharpened
receptive
analytical
astucious
cool
full of insight
cognizant
highbrow
downy
circumspect
literate
with great knowledge
mature
extraordinary
desirable
consummate
apprised
sharp-sighted
well-honed
expedient
all there
with it
wary
artistic
master
trenchant
razor-edged
knife-like
well educated
ace
hot
nifty
well-advised
well advised
sympathetic
well thought out
sober
Machiavellian
having been around
urbane
hotshot
opportunistic
exquisite
precise
steely
strong
first-class
top-notch
seemly
thorough
slim
lettered
insighted
vulpine
carny
sophic
thinking
mindful
lively
original
fiendish
enterprising
showing great knowledge
fastidious
alive
razor sharp
brisk
polite
considered
civilized
US
great
finely tuned
courteous
well-developed
tasty
awake
solid
analytic
susceptible
tutored
instructed
effective
privy
appraised
schooled
susceptive
recognizant
clued
illuminated
stellar
excellent
intriguing
razor-like
phenomenal
open-eyed
widely read
scientific
knows what's what
superior
gracious
commonsensical
ear to the ground
witting
abreast
vigilant
remarkable
eggheaded
choice
whip
visionary
suave
advisable
wizard
wised up
apperceptive
attuned
genial
observing
certain
sane
practical
judgmatical
judgmatic
very intelligent
civilised
UK
poised
well versed
sure
ware
tough
well-rounded
efficacious
Einstein
top-drawer
whiz kid
just
well-judged
intimately aware
seasonable
acutely aware
class act
judicial
common-sense
shining at
superintelligent
intent
shady
underhanded
shifty
einstein
deliberated
powerful
underhand
spirited
plotting
effectual
disingenuous
sprightly
uptown
shark
calculated
inside
vigorous
mercurial
curt
wired
minute
cogitative
innovative
complex
exacting
ratiocinative
detailed
been around
heightened
innovational
reasoned
innovatory
on the inside
star
inspired
on top of
up on
pioneering
whetted
mentally keen
originative
justified
trailblazing
qualified
unprovincial
no fool
smart as a whip
responsible
together
comprehending
hip
Promethean
appreciative
prescient
swotty
clear-headed
well-taught
deceitful
respectful
well-reasoned
well-founded
well reasoned
egghead
very smart
deviceful
civil
sharp-edged
duplicitous
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
elaborate
in one's best interests
book smart
cordial
deceptive
literary
level-headed
know how many beans make five
mannerly
clued-up
tuned-in
honed
having a good head on one's shoulders
having no flies on
capable of learning
with-it
pedantic
esoteric
recondite
conciliatory
contriving
conniving
wise to
manipulative
prompt
teachable
treating with kid gloves
particular
fully developed
donnish
practiced
US
specialist
masterful
practised
UK
class
quick to learn
outstanding
trained
no dummy
thinking outside the box
forward
watchful
facile
magnificent
efficient
posted
well-educated
polymath
professorial
grounded
abstruse
philosophic
well-grounded
omniscient
solemn
grave
studied
pansophic
handy
wicked
professional
crackerjack
endowed
dynamite
sussed
hep
discriminative
well versed
au courant
au fait
highly skilled
exceptionally skilled
immensely skilled
highly qualified
out of this world
cut out for
having a knack for
extraordinarily skilled
very skilled
highly trained
big league
inquisitive
advanced
have the goods
top-hole
ahead of one's peers
out of the ordinary
have smarts
old beyond one's years
got it
advanced for one's age
clued up
genned up
as sharp as a tack
aesthetic
UK
nice
liberal
top-shelf
finical
choosy
with good taste
select
picky
eclectic
opinionated
persnickety
fussy
choicy
finicky
esthetic
US
developed
progressive
open-minded
broad-minded
privy to
well aware
very aware
no stranger to
hip to
in the picture
enquiring
UK
scrutinizing
US
inquiring
US
free-thinking
plugged in
knowing what's what
scrutinising
UK
in-depth
questioning
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Quick to notice or perceive things
observant
alert
attentive
watchful
vigilant
heedful
aware
careful
perceptive
awake
tentie
tenty
regardful
sharp
keen
concentrating
quick
focussed
UK
focused
US
discerning
sensitive
alive
bright
intelligent
interested
observative
discriminating
understanding
advertent
comprehending
considering
contemplating
intentive
penetrating
questioning
surveying
on guard
Argus-eyed
on the lookout
open-eyed
eagle-eyed
wide-awake
keen-eyed
hawk-eyed
sharp-eyed
beady-eyed
on the qui vive
on your toes
on one's toes
on the ball
clear-sighted
not missing a trick
with eyes like a hawk
wary
on the alert
cautious
circumspect
mindful
chary
guarded
all ears
cagey
ready
prepared
paying attention
leery
on the watch
on the job
intent
on tiptoe
apprehensive
noticing
wide awake
acute
prudent
observing
wise
percipient
gimlet-eyed
considerate
heeding
sharp-sighted
canny
wakeful
active
rapt
conservative
gingerly
wired
safe
listening carefully
conscious
perceiving
lynx-eyed
with eyes peeled
heads up
seeing
fast on the draw
keeping a weather eye on things
keeping one's eyes peeled
watching
clever
studious
listening
spirited
diligent
committed
earnest
rigorous
deep
suspicious
scrupulous
measured
defensive
hip
reckful
assiduous
unsleeping
anxious
agog
protective
switched on
with it
psyched up
playing safe
good hands
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
with weather eye open
looking to
keen-sighted
with one's eyes open
on alert
with one's eyes skinned
waiting on
looking for
attending
concerned
shrewd
probing
glued
hooked
arrect
unhurried
piercing
thoughtful
conscientious
cognizant
keeping one's eyes skinned
deliberate
perky
jazzed
taking notice
apperceptive
apprised
expectant
regarding
wide-eyed
fully awake
having eyes in the back of your head
with one's eyes opened
keeping a weather eye on
keeping a weather eye open
keeping one's eyes open
perspicacious
noting
upon one's guard
X-ray eye
not missing much
astute
lively
agile
responsive
sensible
vital
quick-witted
quick off the mark
whip-smart
all there
quick on the uptake
clued up
clued-in
with your wits about you
on top of
on the stick
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Difficult or tough to endure or experience
testing
hard
difficult
demanding
arduous
tough
exacting
challenging
strenuous
laborious
gruelling
UK
grueling
US
heavy
taxing
formidable
rigorous
toilsome
severe
rough
uphill
onerous
backbreaking
trying
herculean
murderous
stiff
rugged
moiling
hellacious
effortful
tall
killer
sweaty
stressful
wearing
Augean
pick-and-shovel
exhausting
burdensome
punishing
tiring
harsh
back-breaking
fatiguing
wearisome
oppressive
brutal
excruciating
wearying
exigent
Herculean
killing
hellish
knackering
grievous
crushing
troublesome
draining
grinding
weighty
tedious
operose
sapping
torturous
labored
US
tiresome
fierce
laboured
UK
harrowing
bothersome
bruising
grim
debilitating
painful
tortuous
daunting
ponderous
agonizing
US
toilful
unsparing
irksome
agonising
UK
ambitious
stringent
energy-consuming
no picnic
hairy
unremitting
vigorous
unbearable
painstaking
cruel
enervating
forbidding
colossal
thorny
galling
extreme
depleting
shattering
intolerable
serious
sticky
traumatic
nerve-racking
tough going
unforgiving
tricky
persnickety
unpleasant
intense
relentless
upstream
intimidating
cumbersome
mighty
gargantuan
unyielding
distressing
titanic
uncomfortable
crippling
staggering
really hard
very hard
distressful
slavish
hectic
difficile
worrying
frustrating
pressured
mean
hefty
fraught
vexing
immense
vexatious
imperious
exasperating
worksome
jarring
gigantic
solemn
impossible
merciless
prohibitive
tense
immoderate
anxious
bitter
hardhanded
inhuman
searing
upsetting
steep
backbreaker
dour
agitating
insufferable
wicked
pressing
character-building
ominous
problematic
vicious
hard-won
not easy
ferocious
savage
dicey
awful
hazardous
easier said than done
torturesome
unendurable
drudgy
marathon
troubling
unnerving
high-pressure
anxiety-ridden
problem
tormenting
almighty
scabrous
uphill battle
discomforting
unreasonable
strict
exorbitant
excessive
strained
prodigious
stretching
unfair
withering
austere
worrisome
thoroughgoing
superincumbent
unrelenting
overwhelming
bad
embittering
Sisyphean
monumental
spartan
dogged
critical
murder
thorough
major
despotic
domineering
mammoth
drastic
unrelaxing
knotty
racking
aggravating
slow
chastening
difficult going
hard going
rough seas
large order
heavy sledding
unjust
boring
wretched
very difficult
soul-sucking
pestilent
tight
no piece of cake
exerting
disturbing
nagging
a stinker of a
shocking
time-consuming
emotionally draining
high-impact
like getting blood out of a stone
hardworking
work-intensive
frantic
chaotic
active
eventful
frenzied
frenetic
lively
turbulent
restless
energetic
flustering
full
tumultuous
animated
riotous
madhouse
furious
tireless
bustling
wild
full on
unruly
spirited
action-packed
rowdy
bumpy
raucous
busy
hostile
disagreeable
bleak
awkward
inhospitable
dire
ruthless
nasty
pitiless
dangerous
violent
unfriendly
perilous
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
threatening
prickly
adverse
sinister
intemperate
inclement
draconian
unmerciful
terrible
dark
stern
delicate
disquieting
hard-hearted
callous
unkind
dodgy
problematical
heavy-handed
grave
menacing
unsympathetic
stark
unwelcoming
foreboding
hard-nosed
tyrannical
barbarous
annoying
punitive
comfortless
ticklish
uncompromising
unfeeling
abusive
heartless
unpalatable
rigid
inhumane
concerning
flinty
iffy
precarious
headstrong
dubious
dismal
direful
messy
horrible
horrendous
horrifying
sensitive
treacherous
filthy
hard-boiled
alarming
fearsome
unsettling
troublous
inconvenient
sour
irritating
embarrassing
charged
frightening
rough going
ghastly
inexorable
miserable
barbaric
depressing
sadistic
ugly
poignant
disconcerting
pugnacious
rotten
brutish
sharp
intractable
repressive
intolerant
maleficent
biting
great
hardheaded
unsentimental
firm
unsavoury
UK
yukky
hurtful
unwelcome
distasteful
yucky
afflicting
chilling
displeasing
unpleasing
unsavory
US
inflexible
authoritarian
insensitive
tyrannous
unbending
chancy
obdurate
remorseless
stony
ramrod
suspect
questionable
cold-blooded
hard-bitten
afflictive
hard-line
hard-shelled
straitened
complicated
physical
rumbustious
controversial
fell
forceful
Spartan
bare-bones
barren
desolate
stormy
tempestuous
malicious
spiteful
intensive
malevolent
vile
beastly
malignant
aggressive
frightful
disadvantageous
touchy
dirty
catchy
terrifying
negative
tricksy
uneasy
quarrelsome
spiny
inordinate
undue
carking
minacious
a nuisance
untoward
an imposition
adamant
strong
unconscionable
swingeing
overweening
towering
heartbreaking
tickly
discomfiting
bellicose
heart-rending
wolfish
truculent
dolorous
hard-hitting
unhappy
heartrending
uncongenial
unlovely
tragic
sad
overextravagant
extravagant
overmuch
overdue
insane
plethoric
baroque
devilish
icky
sore
mortifying
touch-and-go
itchy
incommodious
confronting
distressed
scratchy
provoking
offensive
calamitous
robust
cold
cool
dictatorial
causing discomfort
ill-fitting
suppressive
uncaring
resolute
torturing
gut-wrenching
case-hardened
hair-raising
maddening
implacable
wrenching
unpitying
illiberal
desperate
refractory
immutable
perturbing
humourless
UK
sedate
humorless
US
staid
sober
sobersided
acute
cynical
stony-hearted
two-fisted
infuriating
hardened
indurate
harassing
unsmiling
no-nonsense
uncomic
astringent
discomposing
hard-shell
pesky
uncharitable
thick-skinned
compassionless
desensitized
US
soulless
pachydermatous
insensate
stonyhearted
stoney
affectless
slash-and-burn
take-no-prisoners
hard-headed
ironhearted
world-weary
throbbing
pestiferous
raging
very painful
very bad
plaguy
indurated
pestilential
niggling
po-faced
lacking sentiment
hard-edged
hard as nails
obstinate
as tough as old boots
toughened by experience
desensitised
UK
as hard as nails
infestive
damaging
inauspicious
dreadful
injurious
cheerless
morbid
objectionable
nightmarish
parlous
woeful
poor
execrable
horrific
appalling
atrocious
foul
abominable
horrid
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment
sensitive
difficult
complex
complicated
delicate
tough
fiddly
hairy
intricate
knotty
prickly
profound
sophisticated
sticky
thorny
tricky
problematic
problematical
subtle
catchy
dodgy
penetrating
spiny
tricksy
touchy
nasty
ticklish
awkward
perplexing
hard
involved
convoluted
uncertain
embarrassing
troublesome
baffling
irksome
bothersome
touch-and-go
dicey
gnarly
loaded
puzzling
unpredictable
wicked
catch-22
mystifying
intractable
trying
rough
taxing
uncomfortable
unpleasant
vexatious
worrying
strenuous
heavy
rugged
painful
concerning
laborious
annoying
formidable
nettlesome
operose
discomforting
precarious
risky
critical
unstable
rocky
vexed
quirky
undependable
more ❯
Noun
▲
The property of being nosy
nosiness
curiosity
curiousness
inquisitiveness
concern
eagerness
inquiringness
interest
interestingness
intrusiveness
investigation
meddlesomeness
meddling
officiousness
prurience
prying
questioning
regard
snoopiness
snooping
inquiring mind
mental acquisitiveness
thirst for knowledge
keenness
desire for knowledge
spirit of inquiry
infomania
spirit of enquiry
concentration
focus
awareness
care
scrutiny
attention
attentiveness
engrossment
thoughtfulness
enthusiasm
consideration
thought
diligence
interestedness
concernment
receptivity
absorption
heedfulness
receptiveness
excitement
note
intentness
deliberation
responsiveness
alertness
vigilance
undivided attention
watchfulness
preoccupation
notice
suspicion
heed
contemplation
application
zest
Noun
▲
Computer data storage and retrieval
information retrieval
IR
search engine
Verb
▲
(
followed by for
)
Present participle for to look for or seek
seeking
hunting
looking
combing
delving
exploring
foraging
pursuing
ferreting
scanning
chasing
casting about
casting around
casting round
ferrets about
ferreting around
fishing about
fishing around
looking for
looking high and low
rooting about
rooting around
rummaging about
rummaging around
scouting out
“Jared jumped into the water to
search
for untold treasures.”
Verb
▲
(
followed by for
)
Present participle for to attempt or try
trying
attempting
aiming
assaying
essaying
endeavoring
US
endeavouring
UK
striving
“The Knights of the Round Table would set out to
search
for the Holy Grail.”
Verb
▲
(
in a place
)
Present participle for to look thoroughly for something
exploring
probing
scanning
dredging
fossicking
investigating
raking
rifling
scrutinising
UK
scrutinizing
US
sifting
trolling
skirring
prospecting
combing
delving in
digging in
digging through
ferreting about in
ferreting around in
ferreting in
fishing about in
fishing around in
foraging through
fossicking through
going over with a fine-tooth comb
going through
going through with a fine-tooth comb
grubbing about in
grubbing around in
hunting through
leaving no stone unturned
leaving no stone unturned in
looking around
looking round
looking through
poking around in
ransacking
rifling through
rooting about in
rooting around in
rootling around in
rousting around in
rummaging about in
rummaging around in
rummaging in
rummaging through
scouring
scrabbling about in
scrabbling around in
sifting through
snooping
sorting through
turning inside out
turning over
turning upside down
“The police have a warrant to
search
the suspect's home for incriminating evidence.”
Verb
▲
(
a person
)
Present participle for to inspect or examine
examining
scanning
inspecting
screening
checking
frisking
giving the once-over
giving the once over
“Before he was let through, the customs officer halted his movements to
search
him for anything suspicious.”
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