as in busy
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
a relentlessly intruding child who likes to interrupt adult conversations simply to get attention
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as in interrupting
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
forgive me for intruding, but I think I know where that restaurant is
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as in interfering
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
the story of a would-be matchmaker who intrudes into the lives of her friends
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Recent Examples of intruding
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2026
No employee can even contemplate intruding on her, much less with news like this.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Still, real life also has a way of intruding.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
South Florida will have no way to send water to the ocean, and no way to stop salt water from intruding into its water supply.
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Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
There are worse things that could happen than Jimmy Fallon intruding upon your life in the game and being forced to adapt to that.
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Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Where that movie was about one man intruding upon everyone else’s thoughts, however, this one is about everyone else’s thoughts intruding upon one man.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
But instead of being destroyed like other intruding pathogens, the spores germinate and multiply.
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Hannah Kinzer,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
This vireo actually is singing its song to woo a mate or deter another potential romantic partner from intruding on its territory.
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Sheryl Devore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
In ornamental beds, install cardboard rings under the mulch around perennial or annual plants to stop weeds from intruding.
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2026
No employee can even contemplate intruding on her, much less with news like this.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Still, real life also has a way of intruding.
—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
South Florida will have no way to send water to the ocean, and no way to stop salt water from intruding into its water supply.
—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
There are worse things that could happen than Jimmy Fallon intruding upon your life in the game and being forced to adapt to that.
—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Where that movie was about one man intruding upon everyone else’s thoughts, however, this one is about everyone else’s thoughts intruding upon one man.
—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
But instead of being destroyed like other intruding pathogens, the spores germinate and multiply.
—
Hannah Kinzer,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
This vireo actually is singing its song to woo a mate or deter another potential romantic partner from intruding on its territory.
—
Sheryl Devore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruding
Adjective
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The tribe wants to build a travel center on the land along a busy highway on Long Island.
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Because Saturday is typically the busiest day for car sales, most dealerships remain open then and close on Sundays instead.
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The breaks have been criticised for interrupting matches in mild weather and creating opportunities for broadcasters to show commercials.
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An older festival trailer starring Gibson features the star interrupting a break-in, while Garcia also learns about break-ins in his short film.
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The pivotal match itself — the semifinal encounter against hosts Uruguay — is also more convincingly depicted and dramatic, particularly for how one of the goals is assisted by an interfering policeman (incredibly, this did actually happen).
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Other fans have targeted Chung Mong-gyu, the outgoing director of the Korean Football Association, who’s been accused of improperly interfering in the management of the national team.
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Endless house rules meant to address all of Zuri’s life-threatening allergies feel intrusive and strip away Layla’s autonomy.
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This insatiable appetite frequently leads to leaks of sensitive personal records, malicious code injection and intrusive user profiling.
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There was something a little therapeutic about messing it up.
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No one can match her depth and passion to get vengeance on Krem of the Yellow Hills for messing with her family — a sentiment Cancers understand.
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Her mother has become a fan but didn’t start out that way, unaware her high school had a soccer team until Garbowski went snooping in an old yearbook.
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Besides the risk of Oracle snooping into your business, there’s also the possibility of regulatory capture — that is, because Ellison is so tight with the Trumps, what remains of the government watchdogs won’t stop it.
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“Intruding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intruding. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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