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(pried) 1 syllables

Definition

verb. to force open something or to inquire closely.

Example Sentence

We finally pried them away from the TV.

More Example Sentences

She pried into her friend's personal life.

Synonyms

opened; forced; inquired

Antonyms

closed; ignored; neglected

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Rhymes

  • bide
  • bride
  • chide
  • clyde
  • cried
  • died
  • dried
  • dyed
  • eid
  • eide
  • eyed
  • fide
  • flied
  • fried
  • glide
  • guide
  • guyed
  • heid
  • heide
  • hide
  • hyde
  • i'd
  • ide
  • lide
  • lied
  • lyde
  • pied
  • plied
  • pride
  • pried
  • pryde
  • ride
  • scheid
  • schmied
  • schneid
  • seid
  • seide
  • shied
  • side
  • sighed
  • slide
  • snide
  • spied
  • stride
  • syed
  • tide
  • tied
  • tried
  • vide
  • vied
  • why'd
  • wide
  • wyden

  • abide
  • allied
  • applied
  • aside
  • astride
  • belied
  • beside
  • betide
  • cofide
  • collide
  • complied
  • confide
  • decide
  • decried
  • defied
  • denied
  • deride
  • divide
  • implied
  • inside
  • liquide
  • macbride
  • mcbride
  • mcbryde
  • misguide
  • obeid
  • outside
  • pool-side
  • preside
  • provide
  • relied
  • replied
  • reside
  • retried
  • stateside
  • subside
  • supplied
  • untied
  • untried
  • upside
  • westside
  • worldwide

  • alongside
  • coincide
  • malahide
  • misapplied
  • nationwide
  • subdivide

  • oversupplied
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