'Investigative' definitions:
Definition of 'investigative'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Designed to find information or ascertain facts; "a fact- finding committee"; "investigative reporting" [syn: fact-finding, investigative, investigatory]
Definition of 'Investigative'
From: GCIDE
- Investigative \In*ves"ti*ga*tive\, a. Given to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'investigative'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- analytic,
- curious,
- examinational,
- examinatorial,
- examining,
- explorational,
- explorative,
- exploratory,
- fact-finding,
- feeling,
- groping,
- heuristic,
- indagative,
- inquiring,
- inspectional,
- inspectorial,
- investigational,
- investigatory,
- questioning,
- tentative,
- testing,
- trying,
- zetetic
Words containing 'Investigative'
- Investigable,
- Investigate,
- Investigated,
- Investigating,
- Investigation,
- Investigator,
- police investigation,
- principal investigator,
- private investigator,
- criminal investigation command,
- federal bureau of investigation,
- u.s. army criminal investigation laboratory,
- us army criminal investigation laboratory,
- united states army criminal investigation laboratory