Nosy

/ˈnoʊzi/

Synonyms for "nosy" (48 found)

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Closest matches (10)

Adjective(2 words)
pryingcolloquial term
Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (14)

forwardimpertinentin search ofinquisitiveinquisitorialloaded for bearlooking formeddlesome
Adjective(2 words)
Verb(1 words)

Related words (24)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

4 entries
behavioral traitlinguistic stylepersonality traitterminology

More specific

5 entries
colloquial terminformalismintrusive inquirymeddlesome conductprying behavior

Collocations

6 entries
nosy attitudenosy behaviornosy inquirynosy neighbornosy parkernosy questions

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

3 entries

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

My neighbor is what we call a nosy person.

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Tom has some nosy neighbors.

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Don't be so nosy!

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They're awfully nosy.

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