interfering (with)

verb

present participle of interfere (with)
as in impeding
to create difficulty for the work or activity of claims that the countless federal regulations interfere with his business and are of no benefit to anyone

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interfering (with)
  1. impeding
  2. hampering
  3. hindering
  4. embarrassing
  5. tying up
  6. obstructing
  7. holding back
Verb
  • Police said the car was swerving across lanes, impeding traffic and forcing other drivers to brake or take action to avoid her car.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Advertisement But other allies of Jackson say an overcautious campaign is impeding the Bernie Sanders progressive and stalwart labor champion from connecting with voters.
    — Julia Terruso, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of impeding
Verb
  • All of that said, getting salaries with Porzingis to match likely would require hampering the Heat rotation elsewhere.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The officials said the restrictions were disrupting high-speed military drones, hampering Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian attacks and conduct operations along the front line.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hampering
Verb
  • Plus, there’s silica to softly blur the look of pores and texture without hindering your glow.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Federal Election Commission experienced a filing system outage on Tuesday, hindering candidates and political action committees from filing 24- and 48-hour finance reports with a week to go before the midterm elections.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of hindering
Verb
  • My New York neighbors barely said hello; in Singapore, a stranger would probably politely look away rather than risk embarrassing you.
    — Amanda Lee Koe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • After those results went public, embarrassing Muñiz and a few other judges, the Florida Bar stopped conducting surveys and publishing the results … leaving Florida voters with even fewer resources.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of embarrassing
Verb
  • By the film’s close, Saito somehow manages to land on a moment of authentic sibling interaction that, while not tying up all his disparate narrative threads, still feels honest and satisfying.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Zelensky and Merz are tying up a significant defense and industrial partnership, which will see the two countries finalize a deal for the production of drones and missiles.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of tying up
Verb
  • Hospitals in the north lack health workers, medicines and equipment, while ambulance services are severely limited and insecurity is obstructing medical deliveries, Tedros said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • After midnight on the eve of the court hearing's first day Tuesday, prosecutors sought to add new charges of obstructing Congress with an unsigned and unsworn superseding complaint — a maneuver the magistrate judge said was improper and unheard of.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of obstructing
Verb
  • Some investors are holding back until next year’s potentially tight presidential election, worried that if Milei loses, the next government could unravel his free-market reforms.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Africa remains the continent with the largest electricity access gap, holding back economic growth and industrial development.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of holding back
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“Interfering (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interfering%20%28with%29. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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