investigable
Open to inquiry
Investigable means capable of being investigated or examined.
Something investigable can be looked into, studied, or subjected to inquiry: The claim seemed investigable, so the committee agreed to pursue it.
The word appears most often in scientific, legal, or journalistic contexts where determining whether a matter warrants formal examination is itself a question.
Testable proposed explanation
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- dataFacts for analysis
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- studyDeliberate learning effort
analysis · findings · evidence · methodology · variables · statistical · scholarly · qualitative
Inspect with close attention
- inspectStudy closely for flaws
- auditFormal accounts examination
- reviewCritical written assessment
- analyzeStudy by breaking down
probe · verify · check · assess · evaluate · test · screen · survey
Something hard to fathom
- whodunitCrime fiction identifying perpetrator
- clueSolving aid
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
puzzle · secrets · unknown · riddle · unexplained · suspicious · circumstantial · motive
Seeking answers through inquiry
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
- inquestFormal death cause inquiry
- fact-findingSeeking verified information
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
deposition · testimony · cross-examination · witness · sleuthing · forensic · interview · subpoena
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- dataFacts for analysis
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
study · analysis · findings · evidence · methodology · variables · statistical · scholarly · qualitative · quantitative
scrutinize
Inspect with close attention
analyze · probe · verify · check · assess · evaluate · test · screen · survey · appraise
enigma
Something hard to fathom
- whodunitCrime fiction identifying perpetrator
- clueSolving aid
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
suspense · puzzle · secrets · unknown · riddle · unexplained · suspicious · circumstantial · motive · alibi
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
- inquestFormal death cause inquiry
- fact-findingSeeking verified information
hearing · deposition · testimony · cross-examination · witness · sleuthing · forensic · interview · subpoena · discovery
investigableinscrutable
Impossible to understand
impenetrable · unknowable · unfathomable · unexplorable · inexplicable
investigate, investigation, investigator, investigated, vestige, investigating, investigative, vestigial, investigations