Synonyms of pries

pries 1 of 2

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of pry

1

as in pulls

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

• pulls
• lifts
• levers
• elevates
• prizes
• breaks
• divides
• detaches
• separates
• hoists
• jimmies
• uplifts
• disengages
• shifts
• parts
• breaks up
• disjoins

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• connects
• joins

2

as in plucks

to draw out by force or with effort

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulls
• plucks
• extracts
• yanks
• removes
• uproots
• tears (out)
• wrings
• prizes
• wrests
• roots (out)
• mines
• withdraws
• takes (out)
• corkscrews

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inserts
• installs
• instills
• implants
• jams
• rams
• stuffs
• crams
• wedges

pries

2 of 2

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of pry

as in interferes

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern

don't go prying into other people's business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interferes
• pokes
• snoops
• messes
• intervenes
• meddles
• intrudes
• obtrudes
• noses
• intercedes
• interposes
• invades
• butts in
• interlopes
• mucks (about or around)
• intermeddles
• encroaches
• tampers
• infringes
• fiddles
• trespasses
• plays
• fools
• chisels (in)
• monkeys
• barges (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• ignores
• shuns
• neglects
• eschews
• disregards
• overlooks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pries

Verb

The show’s biggest laugh may come when Testa pries open Costanzo’s mouth and pronounces just how many performances of Norma Galas has left. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025