List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 97

SYNONYMS: curious, inquisitive, snoopy, nosy.
These adjectives apply to persons who show a marked desire for information or knowledge.

Curious most often implies an avid desire to know or learn, though it can suggest an undue interest in the affairs of others: A curious child is a teacher's delight.
Inquisitive frequently suggests excessive curiosity and the asking of many questions: The police are, I believe, proverbially inquisitive.
Both snoopy and nosy imply an unworthy motive.
Snoopy suggests underhanded prying: The snoopy neighbor watched our activities all day. Nosy implies impertinent curiosity likened to that of an animal using its nose to examine or probe: I watched him flip through the letters on my desk in his nosy way.