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

2 of 2

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

Even the New York Times got in on the action, with a profile of the eccentric Sitwell (the charms her magpie, Hecate, are impossible to resist). — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 24 June 2026

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