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 So that’s coming now to kind of bite Sam and Jay in the butt in this episode. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 May 2026 Instead, the atmosphere at the 2026 Programmers’ Jam was refreshingly practical, as a bunch of truly dedicated cinephiles mulled over the pressing matter of not just putting butts in seats — but making sure that each of their film communities has affordable, sustainable access to critical art. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 May 2026 Avs forward Chris Drury butted in to defend his teammate, knowing full well his roster was down a D-man with Josh Manson scratched. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026 More juice to score points and more juice to keep fans’ butts in those MetLife Stadium seats. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for butt in

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Sami interfered in the match and the referee called for the bell.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
The intelligence community had previously said that several foreign actors, including China, sought to interfere in the 2020 election but that there was no evidence of those efforts successfully changing the outcome.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of interfere

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Cady had injected some narcotic into a Georgia peach to knock Natalie out ahead of his confrontation with Crystal on the houseboat, but Ray snooping around on the Bowdens’s behalf led to this deadly improvisation.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 July 2026
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.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026

Definition of snoop

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Defense attorneys Blair Berk and Marilyn Bednarski did their best to poke holes in all this testimony during cross examination, and even tried to slip in wholesome details like Burke’s religious upbringing.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 22 July 2026
Instead, her dad looks under the table and sees a jumble of limbs with Chastain’s smiling face poking out at him.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 July 2026

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