| English adjective: exploratory | |||
| 1. | exploratory 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 | explorative | ||
| Similar | alpha, beta, preliminary, searching, wildcat | ||
| Antonyms | nonexplorative, nonexploratory, unexplorative, unexploratory | ||