Synonyms of rubberneckers

rubberneckers

noun

plural of rubbernecker

as in tourists

a person who travels for pleasure

a shop selling the kind of tacky souvenirs that rubberneckers can't seem to get enough of

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tourists
• travelers
• visitors
• sightseers
• rubbernecks
• excursionists
• trippers
• guests
• holidayers
• pilgrims
• vacationers
• vacationists
• holidaymakers
• wayfarers
• transients
• snowbirds
• journeyers
• sunseekers
• hostelers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rubberneckers

The rubberneckers who gather across the street are represented by crowd noise, and at one point a handful of cops stalk down the aisles of the theater, guns pointed right at Sonny. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026

So Wembanyama naturally decided to toy with his rubberneckers. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2026

The contest winner—a very tall lookalike in roller skates—basked in attention from park-going singles and rubberneckers just outside the North entrance. — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026

The rubberneckers usually got lucky, especially in the beginning, when the Grill really was a hangout for the downtown film scene. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025

Most were out of goodness and concern; others were just rubberneckers looking to see what was going on. — Salena Zito, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2025