Synonyms for rubberneck
- noun
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring.
- v. 1
To watch by craning the neck (as though it were made of rubber), especially if the observer and observed are in motion relative to each other.
The driver was so busy rubbernecking, trying to get a good view of the accident, that he was almost part of another accident.
Forms
- Plural
- rubbernecks → trippers, sightseers, excursionists, rubber-neckers…
- Past participle
- rubbernecked
e.g. rubbernecked → gaped, gawked…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rubberneck | rising | |
| tripper | falling | |
| sightseer | falling | |
| excursionist | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gape1, gawk1
- 7 letters
- tripper2
- 9 letters
- sightseer3
- 12 letters
- excursionist
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tripper2 = 2 syllables).