Synonyms for investigative
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-ves-ti-geyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈvɛs tɪˌgeɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for investigative
Définition of investigative
Origin :- 1803, from Latin investigat-, past participle stem of investigare (see investigation) + -ive. Journalism sense is from 1951.
- adj curious
- This should be done inductively and in an investigative spirit.
- Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy
- We need to be investigative, hence the instinct of curiosity.
- Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts
- Getting upon his feet, he applied an investigative eye to the crack.
- Extract from : « The Real Man » by Francis Lynde
- It was known around the station that he was exceptionally good with investigative work and just general police work.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- The other class — the Searching or Investigative — have little else in common except the absence of this property.
- Extract from : « Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume I (of 4) » by George Grote
- The wedge of cake was immediately pounced upon by an investigative hen and carried in triumph to her brood.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- Young lady, my name is Barbara Stratford and I'm an investigative reporter.
- Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow
- After this happened, I immediately set up an investigative team to try to find out what happened.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- This investigative function of the school has been used for the most part to ascertain what children were defective.
- Extract from : « The Family and it's Members » by Anna Garlin Spencer
- It is unnecessary to review the rapid rise of investigative work in this field.
- Extract from : « Scurvy Past and Present » by Alfred Fabian Hess
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