BUTT IN Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

butt in

verb

Definition of butt in

as in to interfere

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern stop butting in on my personal life

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Recent Examples of butt in You’re supposed to kick the high school player in the butt in anything. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 At best, this umpteenth entry in the Statham cannon feels like a throwback to a time when all that was needed to get butts in seats was plenty of butt-kicking on screen. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026 Casting a shadow, though, was that controversy over Balogun’s reinstatement, and the unseemly likelihood politics have butted in where politics don’t belong and should never be. — Miami Herald, 7 July 2026 The 29-year-old Olympic gymnast shared several photos from their getaway on Instagram, one of which was a snapshot of Owens, 30, grabbing her butt in an elevator. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for butt in

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Herzog's decision is a setback for Netanyahu, who has leveled allegations, so far without evidence, that some Arab countries interfered in the elections.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
The others use a technology called small interfering RNA, or siRNA, and may have fewer side effects, such as injection site reactions, Nissen said, than pelacarsen.

— Erika Edwards, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of interfere

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Its biggest selling point is the brand-new Privacy Display feature, which can dim screen visibility from the side and make snooping nearly impossible.

— Nitish Pahwa, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
That’s my interpretation of one reason for the revelation that those who claim to have nothing to hide are much more likely to snoop on others.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

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On the other, the black sand slopes downward into darkness, garden eels poking cautiously from burrows before instantly retreating at the slightest movement.

— Avantika Chaturvedi, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026
But Miami broke through in the third quarter when Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore went to the bench after being poked in the eye, according to the NBC broadcast.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026

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