All exploratory synonyms

adjective exploratory

• investigative — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
• examining — Inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly.
• probing — to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely: to probe one's conscience.
• tentative — of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental: a tentative report on her findings.
• experimental — (of a new invention or product) based on untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized.
• fact-finding — a person who searches impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation, especially one appointed to conduct an official investigation, as in a labor-management conflict.
• empirical — Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
• trial — German Der Prozess. a novel (1925) by Franz Kafka.
• curious — eager to learn; inquisitive
• seeking — to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
• inquiring — seeking facts, information, or knowledge: an inquiring mind.
• penetrating — able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp: a penetrating shriek; a penetrating glance.
• inquisitive — given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: an inquisitive mind.
• sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
• studious — disposed or given to diligent study: a studious boy.
• preliminary — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
• balloon — A balloon is a small, thin, rubber bag that you blow air into so that it becomes larger and rounder or longer. Balloons are used as toys or decorations.
• pilot — a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
• test — Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.
• testing — the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
• probationary — the act of testing.
• provisional — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
• initial — of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
• introductory — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
• preparatory — serving or designed to prepare: preparatory arrangements.
• prior — preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this.
• basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
• first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
• fundamental — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
• opening — an open or clear space.
• primary — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
• readying — completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
• elemental — Primary or basic.
• elementary — Of or relating to the most rudimentary aspects of a subject.
• inductive — of, relating to, or involving electrical induction or magnetic induction.
• initiatory — introductory; initial: an initiatory step toward a treaty.
• preceding — that precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page.
• precursory — of the nature of a precursor; preliminary; introductory: precursory remarks.
• prefatory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a preface: prefatory explanations.
• primal — first; original; primeval: primal eras before the appearance of life on earth.