pry - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

Synonyms

• crowbar
• pry
• pry bar
• wrecking bar

More generic

• lever

More specific

• jemmy
• jim crow
• jimmy

Verb

be nosey

Synonyms

• pry

More generic

• ask
• enquire
• inquire

Verb

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

Synonyms

• jimmy
• lever
• prise
• prize
• pry

More generic

• open
• open up

Related

• loose
• loosen

Verb

make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry

Synonyms

• prise
• pry

More generic

• extort
• wring from

Verb

search or inquire in a meddlesome way

Synonyms

• horn in
• intrude
• nose
• poke
• pry

More generic

• look
• search

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