BUTTED IN Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

butted in

verb

past tense of butt in

as in interfered

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

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Recent Examples of butted in 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 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 Mike gave Drew a look as though Drew had butted in with this advice. — Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for butted in

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But if the plan was to let sleeping dogs lie, Bartiromo interfered by passing along the internal guidance.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Charlotte Flair and Chelsea Green both qualified on television, Green over Kiana James and Flair over Nia Jax by disqualification after Jade Cargill interfered.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of interfered

Verb

The dog’s ribs poked out, her skin was irritated and red, and patches of fur were missing — a possible sign of mange.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
In between, Arsenal had plenty of attacking joy, particularly when the slick positional rotations of their right flank poked at the weak spot on the left of Chelsea’s defence.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of poked

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While authorities snooped around, the charity’s fundraising expenses declined, dropping from $384,000 in 2016 to $111,000 in 2017.

— Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Untrustworthy employees There have been cases where employees at security companies snooped through camera feeds.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025