Synonyms & related words for officious

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of officious — including meddlesome, interfering, meddling, busybody, nosy, busy. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to officious

Explore words related to officious — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include officiously, officiousness, officialism, overbearing, unobliging, inofficious, disobliging, bumptious. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for officious

Common synonyms for officious include meddlesome, interfering, meddling, busybody, nosy, busy, intrusive, pushy — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does officious come from?

The word officious breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root offic-, from Latin officium (“duty, service”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.