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nosy

adjective
variants: or nosey

Synonyms and Antonyms of nosy

1 interested in what is not one's own business
  • nosy in-laws asking about our finances
Synonyms of nosy

curious, inquisitive, prying, snoopy
Words Related to nosy

interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, obtrusive, officious

inquisitional, inquisitorial, interrogative, questioning, quizzical

concerned, interested
Near Antonyms of nosy

apathetic, disinterested, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested
Antonyms of nosy

incurious, uncurious
2 thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
  • A nosy coworker sat down right next to us as we were having an unmistakably private conversation.
Synonyms of nosy

busy, interfering, intruding, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, obtrusive, officious, presuming, presumptuous, prying, pushing, pushy, snoopy
Words Related to nosy

bold, brazen, bumptious, impertinent, impudent, insolent, rude

invading, trespassing

curious, inquisitive

annoying, harassing

overbearing
Near Antonyms of nosy

hands-off

uninvolved

quiet, reclusive, reserved, reticent, retiring, silent, taciturn, withdrawn

inhibited, restrained, subdued
Antonyms of nosy

unobtrusive

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  1. Dictionary: Definition of nosy Spanish Central: Translation of nosy Nglish: Translation of nosy for Spanish speakers

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