Pry

/pɹaɪ/

Synonyms for "pry" (180 found)

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Closest matches (36)

backseat driverbarbeambeat the bushesbend the eyesboomburrowbusybodycant hookclaw barcrankcrowcrowbardelvedelve intodigdig intodirect the eyesdisengagedisjoin
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Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (54)

Related words (90)

Verb(8 words)
meddlermess aroundmess withmonkey withmousenosenose aroundnosy parkeroutriggerpaul prypaul-prypeaveypedalpeekpeeppeeping tompeerpeer intopick uppinch bar
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Adjective(1 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

17 entries
actionaskbehaviorenquireextortindividualinquireleverlookopenopen uppersonphysical actionsearchsocial behaviorunwanted behavior

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More specific

10 entries

Collocations

7 entries
crowbarnosy neighborprivacy invasionpry barpry stickpry toolprying eyes

Inflections

4 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Don't pry into my private life.

Source: tatoeba (262479)

Don't pry into the affairs of others.

Source: tatoeba (274704)

They tried to use an iron bar to pry open the lock.

Source: tatoeba (1584118)

Tom used a crowbar to pry open the lid of the crate.

Source: tatoeba (1922105)

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