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Showing words for INVESTIGATIVE using the English dictionary

13 Letter Words for Investigative

investigative

12 Letter Words for Investigative

agentivities, negativities

11 Letter Words for Investigative

instigative, investigate, investitive

10 Letter Words for Investigative

estivating, naivetivet, nativities, negativist, visitative, vivianites

9 Letter Words for Investigative

agentives, evitating, genitives, gentisate, gestative, ingestive, initiates, instigate, invitiate, naiveties, negatives, tantivies, vaginitis, vignettes, vitiating, vivianite

8 Letter Words for Investigative

agentive, angiitis, anisette, aviettes, eavesing, entities, envisage, estating, estivage, estivate, evansite, evitates, gaieties, genitive, gentiest, ignitive, initiate, invasive, invitees, naivetes, nativist, navettes, negative, sagenite, satinite, settaine, steeving, tangeite, tangiest, tastevin, tentages, tetanies, vanities, vegasite, vegetant, vegetist, veiniest, ventages, ventiges, vestigia, vetitive, vignette, vintages, visieing, visitant, visitate, visiting, vistaing, vitative, vitiates

7 Letter Words for Investigative

aetites, attinge, avenges, aviette, easting, eatings, enstate, estevin, etesian, evasive, evisite, evitate, eviting, gainest, gainset, gattine, genetta, genevas, genista, gestant, gestate, ignites, inesite, ingates, ingesta, initive, instate, invitee, invites, isatine, naivest, naivete, naivist, naivite, natives, navette, navvies, neatest, negates, nestage, nieveta, satient, satinet, seating, senaite, setting, sienite, sieving, signate, sinaite, sitient, sittine, sitting, sivaite, stating, stative, staving, steatin, stiving, taenite, tagetes, tangies, tanties, tasting, teasing, teeting, teniate, tensive, tentage, testing, tievine, tiniest, tintage, titanis, titians, tsigane, vagient, vainest, vatting, veinage, venesia, venetia, venites, ventage, ventige, vesigia, vestige, vesting, vetting, vinetta, viniest, vintage, visaing, viseing, visitee, vitasti, vitiate, vivaing, vivants

6 Letter Words for Investigative

ageist, agenes, agents, astint, astite, atveen, avenge, avives, easing, eating, egesta, enates, ensate, enseat, enties, envies, estang, estate, estive, etages, ettins, events, evites, gainst, gaitts, ganevs, gatten, geneat, genets, geneva, genies, gentes, gesten, giants, ginete, gisant, gittin, givees, givens, ignite, ingate, ingest, initis, insite, invest, invite, isatin, naigie, naives, native, navete, navies, navite, negate, neives, nieves, sagene, sainte, sangei, santee, santii, sateen, satine, sating, sative, sattie, savine, saving, seeing, seitan, seiten, senage, senate, senega, seniti, setnet, sigint, signee, signet, siting, sittee, sitten, stagne, statin, steane, stenia, steven, stevia, stieve, stinge, taeing, tainte, taints, tangie, tangis, tanist, tantie, tasten, taties, teaing, teeing, teetan, tenets, tenges, teniae, tenias, tentie, tienta, tinage, tineas, tinges, tinies, tintie, tisane, titans, titian, titien, vangee, veenas, vegans, vegies, veneti, venges, venise, venite, vigias, vinage, vineae, visage, vising, visita, visite, visive, vitita, vittae, vivant, vivian

5 Letter Words for Investigative

aegis, agene, agent, agete, agist, ainee, aitis, angst, anise, antes, antis, atees, ating, avens, avine, eaten, eaves, eevns, egest, eigne, enage, enate, enets, entea, entia, entsi, entte, etage, etang, etens, etnas, ettin, evang, evans, evase, evens, event, evets, evite, gaine, gains, gaist, gaits, gaitt, ganev, gants, gates, geans, gease, geast, geats, geest, geisa, geist, geits, genae, genas, genes, genet, genie, genii, genit, gents, geste, getas, giant, gites, givee, given, gives, givin, gnast, gnats, ignis, insea, insee, inset, intis, intsv, ivies, naeve, naevi, naive, nates, naves, navet, navig, navis, neats, negev, neist, neive, netes, nevat, neves, nevis, niais, nieve, nisei, nitta, saine, saint, sanit, satin, savin, seave, segni, seige, seine, sengi, senit, sente, senti, setae, seven, siege, siena, sient, sieva, sieve, signa, sinai, singe, sitta, sivan, snite, stage, staig, stain, stane, stang, state, stave, stean, steen, stein, steng, stent, steve, stine, sting, stint, stite, stive, taigs, tains, taint, taise, taits, tangi, tangs, tanti, taste, tates, tatie, tatin, tease, teats, teave, teens, teest, teise, tenai, tenes, tenet, tenga, tenge, tenia, tense, tents, testa, teste, tevet, tiang, tiens, tiges, tinea, tines, tinge, tingi, tings, tinta, tints, titan, titis, tsine, vanes, vangs, vants, vates, veena, vegan, vegas, veges, vegie, veins, venae, venge, venie, venta, vents, vesta, viage, vigas, vigia, vigna, vinas, vinea, vines, vinet, vingt, vinta, vints, visie, visit, visna, visne, vista, vitae, vitis, vitta, vivas, vivat, vives

4 Letter Words for Investigative

agee, agen, ages, aget, agin, agit, agni, agst, aine, ains, aint, aits, anes, anet, anis, ansi, ante, anti, ants, asin, ates, atis, atte, attn, aves, avie, avis, eans, ease, east, eats, eave, eevn, eine, enes, engs, ense, esne, etas, etat, eten, etna, even, eves, evet, gaen, gaes, gaet, gain, gait, gane, gant, gast, gate, gats, gatt, gave, gean, geat, gees, geet, gein, geit, gena, gene, gens, gent, gest, geta, gets, gien, gies, gins, gise, gist, gite, gits, give, gnat, inga, inia, init, inst, inta, inti, invt, isnt, itai, itas, ivin, nagi, nags, naig, nais, nasi, nast, nats, nave, navi, neat, neet, negs, nese, nest, nete, neti, nets, neve, nevi, ngai, nies, nisi, nist, nits, sage, sain, sane, sang, sant, sate, sati, save, sean, seat, seen, seit, sena, sene, sent, seta, sett, seve, sian, sien, sign, sina, sine, sing, sita, site, siti, siva, snag, snee, snig, snit, stag, stat, steg, sten, stet, stge, stie, taen, tags, taig, tain, tais, tait, tane, tang, tans, tate, tats, tave, tavs, tean, teas, teat, teen, tees, teet, tega, tegs, tene, teng, tens, tent, test, tete, tets, tien, ties, tige, tigs, tine, ting, tins, tint, tite, titi, tits, tsia, vaes, vage, vagi, vain, vane, vang, vans, vant, vase, vast, vats, vavs, veen, vees, vega, vein, vena, vent, vese, vest, veta, vets, vias, vies, viga, vigs, viii, vina, vine, vins, vint, visa, vise, vita, vite, viva, vive

3 Letter Words for Investigative

aes, age, ags, agt, ain, ais, ait, ane, ans, ant, ase, asg, ast, ate, att, ave, avg, avn, ean, eas, eat, eeg, een, ene, eng, ens, env, ese, est, eta, eve, evg, gan, gas, gat, gee, gen, get, gie, gin, gis, git, gns, gte, gtt, ign, iii, ing, ins, int, inv, ise, isn, ist, ita, its, iva, ive, nae, nag, nas, nat, nav, nea, nee, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nis, nit, sag, sai, san, sat, sav, sea, see, seg, sei, sen, set, sie, sig, sin, sit, sta, stg, tag, tai, tan, tas, tat, tav, tea, tee, teg, ten, tes, tet, tgn, tgt, tie, tig, tin, tis, tit, tng, tnt, tsi, tst, vae, vag, van, vas, vat, vav, vee, veg, vei, vet, via, vie, vig, vii, vin, vis

Definitions for Investigative

[1] to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
[2] to search out and examine the particulars of in an attempt to learn the facts about something hidden, unique, or complex, especially in an attempt to find a motive, cause, or culprit: The police are investigating the murder.
[3] to make inquiry, examination, or investigation.
[4] to inquire into (a situation or problem, esp a crime or death) thoroughly; examine systematically, esp in order to discover the truth

Words related to Investigative

investigateanalytical, impertinent, inquiring, inquisitive, interested, interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, nosy, prurient, prying, puzzled, questioning, searching, snoopy, examining, peeping, peering, scrutinizing

Words nearby Investigative

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Origin of Investigative

e1500–10; < Latin investīgātus, past participle of investīgāre to follow a trail, search out. See in-2, vestige, -ate1

Other words from Investigative

in·ves·ti·ga·tive , in·ves·ti·ga·to·ry [in-ves -ti-guh -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ɪnˈvɛs tɪ gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ , adjective
in·ves·ti·ga·tor , noun
pre·in·ves·ti·gate , verb, pre·in·ves·ti·gat·ed, pre·in·ves·ti·gat·ing.
pre·in·ves·ti·ga·tor , noun
qua·si-in·ves·ti·gat·ed , adjective
re·in·ves·ti·gate , verb, re·in·ves·ti·gat·ed, re·in·ves·ti·gat·ing.
un·in·ves·ti·gat·ed , adjective
un·in·ves·ti·gat·ing , adjective
un·in·ves·ti·ga·tive , adjective
un·in·ves·ti·ga·to·ry , adjective
well-in·ves·ti·gat·ed , adjective

Word origin for Investigative

eC16: from Latin investīgāre to search after, from in- ² + vestīgium track; see vestige

Synonyms for Investigative

analytical, disquisitive, examining, impertinent, inquiring, inquisitive, inspecting, interested, interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, nosy, peeping, peering, prurient, prying, puzzled, questioning, scrutinizing, searching, snoopy, tampering