Curious
Curious adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.
Usage example: that's a curious argument to make in favor of legalizing certain drugs
Puzzling is a synonym for curious in strange topic. In some cases you can use "Puzzling" instead an adjective "Curious", when it comes to topics like contradictory, very odd.
Puzzling
Puzzling adjective - Not clear to the understanding.
Curious is a synonym for puzzling in contradictory topic. You can use "Curious" instead an adjective "Puzzling".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- rare and curious
- rare and puzzling
- irregular and curious
- irregular and puzzling
- singular and curious
- singular and puzzling
- eccentric and curious
- eccentric and puzzling
- queer and curious
- queer and puzzling
- remarkable and curious
- remarkable and puzzling
- extraordinary and curious
- extraordinary and puzzling
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Puzzling and Curious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/curious/puzzling
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Puzzling or Curious. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/curious/puzzling.
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