EXPLORATORY as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
   Synonym(s)
   • explorative (what does explorative mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an exploratory operation
   • exploratory reconnaisance
   • digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico
   • exploratory talks between diplomats
   Antonym(s)
   • nonexploratory (what does nonexploratory mean?)
   • nonexplorative (what does nonexplorative mean?)
   • unexploratory (what does unexploratory mean?)
   • unexplorative (what does unexplorative mean?)
   Similar To
   • alpha (what does alpha mean?)
   • beta (what does beta mean?)
   • preliminary (what does preliminary mean?)
   • searching (what does searching mean?)
   • wildcat (what does wildcat mean?)