Synonyms of magpie

magpie 1 of 2

adjective

as in eclectic

consisting of many things of different sorts

a pack rat whose cramped apartment is filled with a magpie collection of books, old newspapers, and tchotchkes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eclectic
• varied
• assorted
• mixed
• diverse
• indiscriminate
• miscellaneous
• promiscuous
• messy
• patchwork
• kitchen-sink
• heterogeneous
• chaotic
• raggle-taggle
• piebald
• multifarious
• littered
• various
• motley
• sundry
• cluttered
• divergent
• disparate
• disordered
• manifold
• jumbled
• multiplex
• confused
• ragtag
• combined
• hybrid
• disheveled
• muddled
• multiple
• composite
• amalgamated
• conglomerate
• disarranged
• myriad
• fused
• blended
• commingled
• mingled
• commixed
• intermixed
• intermingled
• incorporated
• merged
• disarrayed
• farraginous
• unclassified
• unsorted
• messed
• conglomerated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• homogeneous
• same
• uniform
• like
• individual
• identical
• monolithic
• distinctive
• separate
• distinct
• alike

magpie

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noun

ˈmag-ˌpī 

as in chatterer

a person who talks constantly

media magpies will no doubt seize upon the president's latest gaffe and blow it all out of proportion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatterer
• jay
• babbler
• gossiper
• chatterbox
• talker
• conversationalist
• gossip
• windbag
• prattler
• motormouth
• blabbermouth
• cackler
• gasbag
• blowhard
• converser
• gabbler
• blabber
• jabberer
• tattler
• tattletale
• blatherskite
• talebearer
• discourser
• blatherer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of magpie

Adjective

The magpie Bayazid meets boys from a higher station who attend the nearby private school and live in a world almost as alien as a snowscape in a snow globe. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025

A little magpie accessorizing feels right here, and why fret over cold toes? — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2025

Noun

Over to the corvid family for some intelligence, and the raven gets the nod for its size advantage over the magpie and the jay. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 June 2026

Pack your binoculars to look for bird species, like magpie, as well. — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026