What does investigative mean?

investigative means "designed to find information or ascertain facts".

How many syllables are in investigative?

investigative has 5 syllables: in-ves-ti-ga-tive. The stress falls on "ves". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪtɪv/.

What is another word for investigative?

Close synonyms include fact-finding, investigatory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is investigative a common word?

investigative is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Investigative — meaning and pronunciation

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
designed to find information or ascertain facts
“a fact-finding committee”
“investigative reporting”
Synonymsfact-finding investigatory
Similarinquiring

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What does investigative mean?: investigative means "designed to find information or ascertain facts".
How many syllables are in investigative?: investigative has 5 syllables: in-ves-ti-ga-tive. The stress falls on "ves". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪtɪv/.
What is another word for investigative?

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