BUSYBODY Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word busybody. (close relations)
busybodied
Best Alternatives
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| meddler | nounn | |||||
noun • an officious annoying person who interferes with others | ||||||
| quidnunc | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who meddles in the affairs of others | ||||||
| marplot | nounn | |||||
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| buttinsky | nounn | |||||
noun • a meddler who tends to butt in | ||||||
| eavesdropper | nounn | |||||
noun • a secret listener to private conversations | ||||||
| gossip | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • light informal conversation for social occasions • a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people • a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others verb • wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||
| interloper | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission | ||||||
| intruder | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission | ||||||
| nosy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • offensively curious or inquisitive | ||||||
| prying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • offensive inquisitiveness adjective satellite • offensively curious or inquisitive | ||||||
| snoop | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others verb • watch, observe, or inquire secretly | ||||||
| snooper | nounn | |||||
noun • a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others | ||||||
| spy | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors • a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people verb • catch sight of • watch, observe, or inquire secretly • catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes • secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage | ||||||
| tattler | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who gossips indiscreetly • any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry | ||||||
| tattletale | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who gossips indiscreetly | ||||||
| interferer | nounn | |||||
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| kibitzer | nounn | |||||
noun • (Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others | ||||||
| nosey-parker | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who meddles in the affairs of others | ||||||
| nosy-parker | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who meddles in the affairs of others | ||||||
