INTERCEDING Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

interceding

verb

present participle of intercede

as in intervening

to act as a go-between for opposing sides asked an old friend of the family to intercede in the bitter dispute over the inheritance

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Recent Examples of interceding However, almost all of the respondents who agreed with this statement envisioned the National Guard interceding nonviolently to stop violent protests and riots. —

Ryan Kennedy, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interceding

intervening

Verb

The party adopted identity politics and institutional reform, intervening in areas where old-school Democrats felt that people’s rights should trump all.

— Alex Rosado, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026
This means dense lanes of intervening galactic dust block our view, significantly dimming Terzan 5's apparent brightness.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 June 2026