as in colloquial
having the style and content of everyday conversation
this book on the people who have occupied the White House is a little too gossipy to qualify as serious history
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of gossipy
The four movies do not feel like traditional Oscar favorites, though A Complete Unknown (a music biopic about Bob Dylan) and Conclave (a gossipy drama about the selection of a new pope) come closest.
—
David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
On the margins of the story, there is a group of gossipy women who gather to knit and act as a comedic Greek chorus.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
The talk turns gossipy when Peter tells Linda about an early evening call from an occasional hook-up, raising his eyebrows about the guy’s insistence on playing rough trade.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
In normal times, Inaugurations are gossipy affairs where the worst, and perhaps most fun, impulses of the political media get put on full display.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gossipy
David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
On the margins of the story, there is a group of gossipy women who gather to knit and act as a comedic Greek chorus.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
The talk turns gossipy when Peter tells Linda about an early evening call from an occasional hook-up, raising his eyebrows about the guy’s insistence on playing rough trade.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
In normal times, Inaugurations are gossipy affairs where the worst, and perhaps most fun, impulses of the political media get put on full display.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gossipy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossipy
Adjective
-
Because back nine is close to backside, and backside is just far too colloquial.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
-
Russ Scholl, a ski instructor at Breckenridge Ski Resort, has published a 133-square grid of funky colloquial phrases for different types of snow.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Gossipy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossipy. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share