explorative C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪkˈsplɔrətɪv/ UK /ɪkˈsplɔːrətɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to or serving to explore; exploratory The committee took an explorative approach before deciding. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to or serving to... exploratoryinvestigativeprobingsearchinginquiringexperimental ↔ Opposites conclusivedefinitive Word family Related forms exploreexploratoryexplorationexplorer Etymology AI details From explore + -ative. Explore derives from Latin explorare ('to investigate, search out'), perhaps from ex- ('out') + plorare ('to cry out'). explorare Latin plorare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # explorative **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪkˈsplɔrətɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪkˈsplɔːrətɪv/ ## Meanings 1. relating to or serving to explore; exploratory ## Examples - The committee took an explorative approach before deciding. ## Synonyms - exploratory - investigative - probing - searching - inquiring - experimental ## Antonyms - conclusive - definitive ## Related Forms - explore - exploratory - exploration - explorer ## Roots and Affixes - Root: explorare - Root: plorare ## Etymology From explore + -ative. Explore derives from Latin explorare ('to investigate, search out'), perhaps from ex- ('out') + plorare ('to cry out'). ## AI Etymology Explorative comes from explore + -ative. Explore derives from Latin explorare ('to investigate, search out'), perhaps from ex- ('out') + plorare ('to cry out'). The etymological trail includes Latin explorare and Latin plorare. As an adjective, explorative describes what is relating to or serving to explore; exploratory. The same family is visible in related forms such as explore, exploratory, exploration, and explorer. The wording should be read with that uncertainty intact: the proposed connection is plausible rather than absolute. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown