nosey
Meddling in business
Nosey means overly curious about other people's affairs—prying into business that isn't yours.
A nosey neighbor watches your comings and goings; a nosey coworker reads emails over your shoulder.
Don't be so nosey—it's none of your concern.
Also spelled nosy, which is more common.
Prone to interfering
- interferingIntruding in others' affairs
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- impertinentRudely presumptuous
presumptuous · obtrusive · invasive · tactless · unwelcome · pushy · forward · brazen
Eager to learn more
- curiousEager to learn
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
inquiring · interested · searching · wondering · investigative · examining · scrutinizing · keen
One who pries
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
- meddlerOne who interferes uninvited
- eavesdropperOne who listens secretly
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
intruder · pest · parker · rubbernecker · gossip · informant · peeping Tom · backseat driver
Listen to private conversations
overhear · sleuth · surveillance · wiretap · bugging · stalk · shadow · tail
Intrusive meddler
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
- gossiperOne who spreads rumors
- rumormongerOne who spreads unverified talk
yenta · buttinsky · kibitzer · snitch · informer · telltale · scandalmonger · muckraker
meddlesome
Prone to interfering
- interferingIntruding in others' affairs
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
impertinent · presumptuous · obtrusive · invasive · tactless · unwelcome · pushy · forward · brazen · audacious
inquisitive
Eager to learn more
questioning · inquiring · interested · searching · wondering · investigative · examining · scrutinizing · keen · alert
snoop
One who pries
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
- meddlerOne who interferes uninvited
- eavesdropperOne who listens secretly
interloper · intruder · pest · parker · rubbernecker · gossip · informant · peeping Tom · backseat driver
eavesdrop
Listen to private conversations
peek · overhear · sleuth · surveillance · wiretap · bugging · stalk · shadow · tail · ferret
busybody
Intrusive meddler
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
- gossiperOne who spreads rumors
rumormonger · yenta · buttinsky · kibitzer · snitch · informer · telltale · scandalmonger · muckraker · tittle-tattle
noseyincurious
Lacking desire to learn
uninterested · indifferent · apathetic · disinterested · aloof
noseydiscreet
Careful to avoid notice
respectful · tactful · reserved · mind-your-own-business · unintrusive
- runny noseNasal discharge symptom
- stuffy noseObstructed nasal airways
- broken noseFractured facial bone
- bloody noseNasal bleeding injury
- nose jobSurgical reshaping of the snout
- blow one's noseExpel nasal mucus forcefully