Antonyms for kibitzing
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : kib-its |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɪb ɪts |
- aid
- answer
- approve
- assist
- avoid
- avoiding
- be sad
- behave
- betray
- conceal
- condemn
- deceive
- delude
- deny
- direct
- disapprove
- disbelieve
- discourage
- dissuade
- dodge
- dodging
- face
- facilitate
- fool
- forward
- help
- hide
- ignorant
- ignore
- keep mum
- keep off
- keep quiet
- keep secret
- learn
- leave alone
- lie
- listen
- misguide
- mislead
- neglect
- obey
- oppose
- pretend
- prevent
- refuse
- reject
- reply
- repulse
- retreat
- stay out of
- stop
- take back
- tell
- trick
- watch
- withdraw
- withhold
- work
- yield
Definition of kibitzing
Origin :- 1927, from Yiddish kibitsen "to offer gratuitous advice as an outsider," from German kiebitzen "to look on at cards, to kibitz," originally in thieves' cant "to visit," from Kiebitz, name of a shore bird (European pewit, lapwing) with a folk reputation as a meddler, from Middle High German gibitz "pewit," imitative of its cry. Young lapwings are proverbially precocious and active, and were said to run around with half-shells still on their heads soon after hatching.
- As in meddlesome : adj interfering
- As in meddle : verb intervene, interfere
- As in play : verb have fun
- As in propose : verb suggest, present for action
- As in trespass : verb infringe, offend
- As in interlope : verb meddle
- As in propound : verb propose
- As in counsel : verb give advice
- As in advise : verb offer recommendation
Synonyms for kibitzing
- abuse rights
- adduce
- admonish
- advance
- advise
- advocate
- affirm
- amuse oneself
- ask
- assert
- barge in
- be life of party
- break in on
- broach
- busy
- busybody
- butt in
- caper
- carouse
- carry on
- caution
- cavort
- charge
- chime in
- chisel in
- chiseling
- clown
- come uninvited
- come up with
- commend
- confab
- contend
- counsel
- crash
- crash the gates
- curious
- cut capers
- cut up
- dabble in
- dally
- dance
- deviate
- direct
- displease
- disport
- dissuade
- divert
- do wrong by
- encourage
- encroach
- encumber
- encumbering
- enjoin
- entertain oneself
- entrench
- err
- exhort
- fool around
- fool with
- forewarn
- frisk
- frolic
- gambol
- give a pointer
- give a tip
- give pointer
- give two cents
- go on a spree
- guide
- hinder
- hindering
- hit on
- hold out
- horn in
- horse around
- huddle
- idle away
- impede
- impeding
- impertinent
- impose
- inform
- infringe
- inquire
- instruct
- interfere
- interlope
- intermeddle
- intermeddling
- interpose
- interposing
- interrupting
- introduce
- intrude
- intruding
- intrusive
- invade
- invite
- joke
- jump
- keep posted
- kibitz
- kibitzing
- kick up heels
- lapse
- lay before
- lay on the line
- let go
- let loose
- let one's hair down
- level with
- make a motion
- make a pitch
- make merry
- meddle
- meddling
- mess around
- misbehave
- mischievous
- mix in
- molest
- move
- move for
- muscle in
- name
- nominate
- nose in
- nosy
- obstructive
- obtrude
- offer
- officious
- opine
- order
- overstep
- penetrate
- poach
- point out
- poke
- pose
- preach
- prefer
- prepare
- prescribe
- press
- proffer
- prompt
- propone
- proposition
- propound
- pry
- prying
- push in
- pushy
- put bug in ear
- put forward
- put heads together
- put in two cents
- put on to
- put to
- put two cents in
- put up
- recommend
- rejoice
- reprehend
- request
- revel
- romp
- set forth
- show off
- show the ropes
- sidewalk-superintend
- sin
- skip
- snoop
- snooping
- snoopy
- solicit
- speak one's piece
- spitball
- sport
- state
- steer
- stick nose in
- submit
- suggest
- tamper
- tampering
- teach
- tender
- tip
- tip off
- tout
- toy
- transgress
- trespass
- trifle
- troublesome
- update
- urge
- violate
- volunteer
- warn
- wise one up
- worm in
- wrong
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