All prying synonyms
pryΒ·ing
P p noun prying
- interestingness β engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
- intrusiveness β tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
- intermeddling β Present participle of intermeddle.
- inquisitiveness β given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: an inquisitive mind.
- interposition β the act or fact of interposing or the condition of being interposed.
- nosiness β unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- officiousness β objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person.
- look-see β a visual inspection or survey; look; examination: have a look-see.
- obtrusion β the act of obtruding.
- curiosity β Curiosity is a desire to know about something.
- interference β an act, fact, or instance of interfering.
- look see β a visual inspection or survey; look; examination: have a look-see.
- meddling β to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
- field sports β sports carried on in the open countryside, such as hunting, shooting, or fishing
- wiretapping β an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
- hunt β to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
adj prying
- intrusive β tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
- inquiring β seeking facts, information, or knowledge: an inquiring mind.
- busy β A busy time is a period of time during which you have a lot of things to do.
- invasive β characterized by or involving invasion; offensive: invasive war.
- lippy β having large or prominent lips.
- inquisitive β given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: an inquisitive mind.
- inquisitorial β of or relating to an inquisitor or inquisition.
- flipper β a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
- fact-finding β a person who searches impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation, especially one appointed to conduct an official investigation, as in a labor-management conflict.
- factfinding β a person who searches impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation, especially one appointed to conduct an official investigation, as in a labor-management conflict.
- catechistic β a person who catechizes.
- interfering β to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.
- meddlesome β given to meddling; interfering; intrusive.
- kibitzing β to act as a kibitzer.
- investigative β to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- curious β eager to learn; inquisitive
- heuristic β serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- impertinent β intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth.
- investigatory β to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
adjective prying
- disgracious β Lacking grace; not pleasing; disagreeable.
- meddlesomeness β The qualities of being meddlesome; officiousness, intrusiveness.
- obstructive β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- disquisitive β Relating to disquisition; fond of discussion or investigation; inquisitive.
- nosing β the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- questioning β indicating or implying a question: a questioning tone in her voice.
- nebby β (Geordie) Overly inquiring; nosey.
- nosy β unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- obtrusive β having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.
adverb prying
- nosily β unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- questioningly β In a questioning manner.
- inquiringly β seeking facts, information, or knowledge: an inquiring mind.
- inquisitively β given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: an inquisitive mind.