Synonyms and Antonyms of prying
1
interested in what is not one's own business
- as we moved into our new home, we could sense that there were prying eyes watching us
interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, obtrusive, officious
inquisitional, inquisitorial, interrogative, questioning, quizzical
concerned, interested
2
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
- prying neighbors who refuse to mind their own business
busy, interfering, intruding, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, nosy (or nosey), obtrusive, officious, presuming, presumptuous, protrusive, pushing, pushy, snoopy
bold, brazen, bumptious, impertinent, impudent, insolent, rude
invading, trespassing
curious, inquisitive
annoying, harassing, pestiferous
overbearing, superserviceable
