Thesaurus results for BUSYBODY

busybody

noun

ˈbi-zē-ˌbä-dē

as in intruder

a person who meddles in the affairs of others that busybody across the street is always telling me how to tend to my own garden

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Recent Examples of busybody Even today, the vast majority of parents, educators, legislators, and other busybodies think teens and kids in general are spending too much time on TikTok, on Instagram Reels, on YouTube Shorts, on social media, on devices, on screens, and online. —

Philip Maymin, Forbes.com, 21 Feb. 2026 There's just something delightful about Anya Taylor-Joy's take on the meddling, busybody heroine Emma and Johnny Flynn's swoony Mr. Knightley! —

Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025 The busybody neighbor was hilarious. —

Marisa Silver september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025 Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section. —

Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for busybody

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Hotel security footage captured Secret Service officers drawing their weapons moments later, and a subsequent clip indicates that the intruder was captured before reaching a staircase leading down to the event.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
After fleeing the home, the intruders allegedly regrouped with Dukes, Khiell Dukes, Anthony Ramsey and others to divide the spoils, the indictment states.

— Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026