investigative

UK /ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv/ US /ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv/

adj 2

Definitions

adj

Of or pertaining to investigation or an investigation.

RAIB prides itself on being able to send any of its inspectors to site with sufficient investigative skills and technical knowledge to gather evidence for any type of accident.

Inquisitive; curious.

Collocations

ADJ.

brilliant, renowned, sufficient, technical

VERB + INVESTIGATIVE

damning, dismisses, go

INVESTIGATIVE + NOUN

genealogist, journalism, journalist, reporter, skills, tom

PREP.

in, into, with

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — designed to find information or ascertain facts

fact-finding
investigatory

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

RAIB prides itself on being able to send any of its inspectors to site with sufficient investigative skills and technical knowledge to gather evidence for any type of accident.

Wiktionary

Tom is an investigative journalist.

Tatoeba · #2957055

Tom is an investigative reporter.

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The crime was one of the worst acts of violence I've ever seen in my 25 years of investigative services.

Tatoeba · #5869339

The president dismisses damning investigative journalism by calling it fake news.

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The presidential scandal inspired Tom to go into investigative journalism.

Tatoeba · #6128587

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