explorative

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adjective

exploratory

Similar
exploratoryalphabetapreliminarysearching
OriginEnglish explore ← Middle French explorer ← Latin explōrō →
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Meanings

adjectiveexplorative (not comparable)
  1. not comparableexploratory

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveserving in or intended for exploration or discovery

Similar
exploratoryalphabetapreliminarysearching
Also see
alphabetaexploratorypreliminarysearchingwildcat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Latinplōrō
  7. Latinexplōrō
  8. Middle Frenchexplorer
  9. Englishexplore
  10. Englishexplorative

From explore + -ative.

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Cite this entry
APA

explorative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/explorative

MLA

“explorative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/explorative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “explorative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/explorative.

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