busybodies
People who pry
Busybodies are people who pry into others' affairs or offer unwanted opinions about how others should live.
The term is always negative, suggesting someone who meddles where they have no business: The neighborhood busybodies noticed every visitor to her house.
A busybody acts from nosiness rather than genuine concern.
Intrusively curious
- meddlingIntrusive interference in others' concerns
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
rumor · tattletale · yenta · blabbermouth · whispering · scandal · tittle-tattle · loose lips
One who interferes uninvited
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- buttinskyIntrusive meddler in others' affairs
- kibitzerOne who meddles uninvited
- backseat driverPassenger offering unsolicited advice
uninvited · overstepping · unwanted advice · intrusive · pushy · overbearing · micromanager · helicopter parent
Actively looking at something
- spyingSecretly observing others
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- peepingLooking through cracks
neighbor · binoculars · window · observing · vigilant · scrutinizing · tracking · keeping tabs
nosy
Intrusively curious
- meddlingIntrusive interference in others' concerns
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
eavesdropping · rumor · tattletale · yenta · blabbermouth · whispering · scandal · tittle-tattle · loose lips · neighborhood watch
meddler
One who interferes uninvited
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- buttinskyIntrusive meddler in others' affairs
- kibitzerOne who meddles uninvited
backseat driver · uninvited · overstepping · unwanted advice · intrusive · pushy · overbearing · micromanager · helicopter parent · control freak
watching
Actively looking at something
- spyingSecretly observing others
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
peeping · neighbor · binoculars · window · observing · vigilant · scrutinizing · tracking · keeping tabs · snooper
- annoying peoplepest, hecklers, nuisance, meddlers, bore
- gossiprumor, rumors, gossip, hearsay, whisper
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- obstaclesbarriers, block, obstacles, barrier, blockers
- show-offsbraggarts, boasters, showboats, grandstanders, egotists
- small townssmall town, hamlet, town, village, settlement
busybodiesrecluses
People avoiding all society
hermits · loners · introverts · wallflowers · misanthropes
busy, bodies, body, business, bodily, businessman, busily, busybody, businesslike