Synonyms of pries

pries 1 of 2

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of pry

1

as in pulls

to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever

it took some effort to pry up the trap door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulls
• lifts
• levers
• elevates
• prizes
• breaks
• divides
• detaches
• separates
• hoists
• jimmies
• uplifts
• disengages
• shifts
• parts
• breaks up
• disjoins

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• connects
• joins

2

as in plucks

to draw out by force or with effort

a vain attempt to pry the cork out of a wine bottle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulls
• plucks
• extracts
• yanks
• removes
• uproots
• tears (out)
• wrings
• prizes
• wrests
• roots (out)
• mines
• withdraws
• takes (out)
• corkscrews

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inserts
• installs
• instills
• implants
• jams
• rams
• stuffs
• crams
• wedges

pries

2 of 2

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of pry

as in interferes

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern

don't go prying into other people's business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interferes
• pokes
• snoops
• messes
• intervenes
• meddles
• intrudes
• obtrudes
• noses
• intercedes
• interposes
• invades
• butts in
• interlopes
• mucks (about or around)
• intermeddles
• encroaches
• tampers
• infringes
• fiddles
• trespasses
• plays
• fools
• chisels (in)
• monkeys
• barges (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• ignores
• shuns
• neglects
• eschews
• disregards
• overlooks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pries

Verb

Even for someone used to covering for her daughter’s wrongdoings, Tracey is remarkably self-possessed as Laura pries mercilessly into her life and accuses Cherry of every crime under the sun. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025