INTERFERING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

interfering 1 of 2

adjective

as in busy

thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited an interfering woman by nature, she was precisely the kind of mother-in-law that every new bride dreads

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interfering

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verb

present participle of interfere

as in messing

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern a strong resentment of outsiders who attempted to interfere with their traditional ways of doing things

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Recent Examples of interfering

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The Republican representatives are also requesting an update on former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, who was charged with interfering in public procurement for road construction. — Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro also warned Canada last month against interfering in the midterms. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 Its inclusion in the documentary has provided ammunition for Musk supporters and his lawyers to discredit the film, pointing to an unfounded conspiracy theory about SpaceX’s Starlink satellites interfering in the election. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 The automakers also object to the government interfering in parts of the design that don’t improve the safety of the vehicle, saying a radio is different from seat belts and airbags. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026 The Yankees have had a bit of a run with fans interfering on the field. — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 The polling punctuates widespread Democratic warnings about Trump laying the groundwork for interfering in the midterm elections by asserting more control over mail-in voting and dispatching Justice Department monitors to polling places. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 If this is the players insisting on this alignment, or ownership interfering in roster mechanics, this Oilers team is headed for disaster. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 The terms of the restraining order will bar Gupta and his gallery from interfering at all with Longcraft’s interest in the works. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interfering

Adjective

Depending on how they're layered, vests can transform a busy outfit into a clean one, or a bland outfit into something with more personality.

— Michel Mejía, Glamour, 5 Nov. 2026
As busy as the multi-hyphenate keeps herself, Martina’s family has always come first.

— Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of busy

Verb

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
An alcoholic drink will give you a buzz, but if someone laced it with something dangerous, a new poison-snooping patch will buzz your skin to warn you.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of snooping

Verb

But with just a step to her other side or a shake of her head on stage, the near-auburn shade moves to the forefront, with dimensional pieces of golden blonde poking through.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2026
The smallest of the dogs, a fluffy little white-and-gray thing, is poking out of a red box on the dog keeper’s lap.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of poking

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The midterms are raising fresh questions about the federal government’s role in election security, and where to draw the line between protecting the vote and intervening in the electoral process.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Yet certain stalwart kid pleasures have been reimagined in the intervening decades.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026