Synonyms of pried

pried 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of pry

1

as in pulled

to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever

it took some effort to pry up the trap door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulled
• lifted
• prized
• jimmied
• levered
• broke
• divided
• separated
• elevated
• hoisted
• shifted
• parted
• detached
• uplifted
• disengaged
• broke up
• disjoined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• connected
• joined

2

as in yanked

to draw out by force or with effort

a vain attempt to pry the cork out of a wine bottle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulled
• yanked
• extracted
• plucked
• removed
• prized
• uprooted
• tore (out)
• wrested
• wrung
• corkscrewed
• mined
• took (out)
• rooted (out)
• withdrew

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inserted
• installed
• implanted
• instilled
• stuffed
• jammed
• crammed
• wedged
• rammed

pried

2 of 2

verb (2)

past tense of pry

as in interfered

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern

don't go prying into other people's business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interfered
• poked
• messed
• snooped
• intruded
• intervened
• nosed
• meddled
• obtruded
• butted in
• interceded
• mucked (about or around)
• interloped
• intermeddled
• invaded
• interposed
• trespassed
• fooled
• encroached
• fiddled
• tampered
• infringed
• played
• chiselled (in)
• monkeyed
• chiseled (in)
• barged (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• ignored
• eschewed
• shunned
• neglected
• disregarded
• overlooked