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Definitions

pry

[prahy] / praɪ /
VERB
interfere in someone else's business
Synonyms
STRONGEST
poke
STRONG
bug gape gaze hunt inquire intrude investigate meddle nose peek peep peer ransack reconnoiter rubberneck search snoop spy stare tap wiretap
WEAK
be a busybody be all ears be curious be inquisitive be nosy ferret out listen in poke nose into tune in on
Antonyms
STRONG
ignore neglect
WEAK
close leave alone
VERB
force or break open
Synonyms
STRONGEST
extract pull wrest
STRONG
disengage disjoin divide elevate elicit extort heave hoist jimmy lever lift move press prize push raise rear separate tear tilt turn twist uplift upraise wring
WEAK
pick up take up turn out uprear
Antonyms
STRONG
abandon attach combine connect decrease demote depress destroy discourage dissuade drop fall fix hide join keep lessen lower neglect repress stop straighten suppress unite untwist
WEAK
close leave alone

Example Sentences

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Perez’s case is one of several in which the Civilian Oversight Commission has tried unsuccessfully to pry records out of the Sheriff’s Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

France, the U.K. and the Soviet Union worked together in mine-sweeping operations to pry the chokepoint open.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

The conflict and hypocrisy was so thick my television itself got embarrassed and tried to pry itself off the wall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

She didn’t want to pry, she said, but what exactly happened?

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2025

Coal began to pry open the dumpster lid, then paused.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.