Curiosity
Curiosity noun - An eager desire to find out about things that are often none of one's business.
Puzzlement and curiosity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Puzzlement" instead a noun "Curiosity".
Puzzlement
Puzzlement noun - A state of mental uncertainty.
Curiosity and puzzlement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Curiosity" instead a noun "Puzzlement".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Deconstructed, as Ponter makes a sincere attempt to understand and respect Mary's beliefs, and the attitude of most of the Neanderthals in the series toward human religion is more puzzlement and curiosity than contempt.
- He'll express puzzlement at this and bang on the keyboard out of curiosity of what will happen, causing him to fall into the same trap that would normally happen if you had named him anything else.
Source: You Shouldn't Know This Already
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