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

This mix-and-match approach played right into his own magpie sensibilities. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025

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

Noun

Both birds are members of the Corvidae family, which also includes magpies and jays, and both crows and ravens are famously playful and intelligent. — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026

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