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interfering

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of interfering

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

Synonyms of interfering

busy, intruding, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, nosy (or nosey), obtrusive, officious, presuming, presumptuous, protrusive, prying, pushing, pushy, snoopy

Words Related to interfering

bold, brazen, bumptious, impertinent, impudent, insolent, rude

invading, trespassing

curious, inquisitive

annoying, harassing, pestiferous

overbearing, superserviceable

Near Antonyms of interfering

quiet, reclusive, reserved, reticent, retiring, silent, taciturn, withdrawn

inhibited, restrained, subdued

Antonyms of interfering

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