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inspecting

ADJECTIVE
curious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inquisitive interested
WEAK
analytical disquisitive examining impertinent inquiring interfering intrusive investigative meddlesome meddling nosy peeping peering prurient prying puzzled questioning scrutinizing searching snoopy tampering
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incurious unconcerned
WEAK
average disinterested indifferent normal ordinary uninterested usual
ADJECTIVE
inquisitorial
Synonyms
WEAK
analytical disquisitive examining impertinent inquiring inquisitive interested interfering intrusive investigative meddlesome meddling nosy peeping peering prurient prying puzzled questioning scrutinizing searching snoopy tampering
ADJECTIVE
investigating
Synonyms
WEAK
investigative
ADJECTIVE
investigative
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analytical
WEAK
disquisitive examining impertinent inquiring inquisitive interested interfering intrusive meddlesome meddling nosy peeping peering prurient prying puzzled questioning scrutinizing searching snoopy tampering
ADJECTIVE
managing
Synonyms
STRONG
administering admonishing advising controlling executing governing guiding handling husbanding leading operating organizing overseeing piloting regulating steering superintending supervising
Antonyms
STRONG
subordinate
ADJECTIVE
seeing
Synonyms
STRONG
alert awake looking noticing perceiving regarding surveying viewing witnessing
WEAK
aware conscious looking at observant
Antonyms
STRONG
asleep
ADJECTIVE
snoopy
Synonyms
STRONG
inquiring meddling prying questioning tampering
WEAK
analytical disquisitive examining impertinent inquisitive inquisitorial interested interfering intrusive investigative meddlesome nosy peeping peering prurient puzzled scrutinizing searching

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The airline’s maintenance team “found no damage after thoroughly inspecting the aircraft,” United Airlines said in a statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

While inspecting Boyd’s truck, Tamasi noted a Samsung tablet mounted on the dashboard, a device that could have recorded the gunfight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Karimi said that, after inspecting the scene, security forces told him the drone appeared to have been guided by GPS and suggested that someone might have placed a tracker on his truck.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

But images taken at Shahran on Sunday morning showed emergency workers inspecting burned out oil tankers, blackened buildings and blazing fires.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Suddenly, with her inspecting me so, I worried that my stockings might have a run in them.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson