GOSSIPY Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

gossipy

adjective

ˈgä-sə-pē

as in colloquial

having the style and content of everyday conversation this book on the people who have occupied the White House is a little too gossipy to qualify as serious history

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Recent Examples of gossipy But gossipy allure aside, a lot of the drama itself is underwhelming. —

Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025 Ladd appears as a titular host of the The Marilyn Levens Starlight Celebrity Show, a gossipy figure who grills Nikki. —

Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025 There was schadenfreude at One World Trade last week when Carter sold his publication Air Mail for $16 million, primarily in stock, to the gossipy digital new startup Puck — a disappointing exit for a publication that had positioned itself as the digital evolution of Vanity Fair for a new age. —

Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025 Potential changes were always a gossipy topic in business and finance. —

Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gossipy

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colloquial

Adjective

CORAs are the colloquial shorthand for public records requests.

— Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
The city of big apples, hand-tossed pizzas and the colloquial adverb deadass.

— Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026