English adjective: explorative | |||
1. | explorative serving in or intended for exploration or discovery | ||
Samples | An exploratory operation. Exploratory reconnaissance. Digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico. Exploratory talks between diplomats. | ||
Synonyms | exploratory | ||
Similar | alpha, beta, preliminary, searching, wildcat | ||
Antonyms | nonexplorative, nonexploratory, unexplorative, unexploratory | ||