Synonyms of gossipy

gossipy

adjective

ˈgä-sə-pē 

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

• colloquial
• newsy
• chatty
• conversational
• casual
• rambling
• familiar
• dishy
• informal
• intimate
• chattery
• talkative
• communicative
• discursive
• digressive
• expansive
• tell-all
• garrulous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• literary
• bookish
• formal
• solemn
• dignified
• elevated
• stately
• ceremonious

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gossipy

This Penelope is knowing, gossipy, disabused. — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026

In Finlay Donovan Plays with Fire, Finlay faces the disappearance of her gossipy neighbor, Stacey Pickens, after the two have an altercation. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

There's cynic Kate (Fey) and her golden retriever husband Jack (Forte), even more cynical and gossipy Danny (Domingo) and his urbane husband Claude (Marco Calvani), Nick's aggrieved ex-wife Anne and his very pregnant girlfriend Ginny. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 28 May 2026

Petrie, Doz and Morrow play multiple roles, including a gossipy Greek chorus and the band of merry fisherman (truly an astonishing array of Canadian accent work on display). — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026