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interpose

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of interpose

1 to act as a go-between for opposing sides

  • an elder statesman who has interposed a number of times in international conflicts
Synonyms of interpose

intercede, intermediate, intervene, mediate
Words Related to interpose

butt in, interfere, intrude, meddle, obtrude, pry, snoop

arbitrate, moderate, negotiate, referee

barge (in), bother

break (in), chime in, cut in

infringe, invade, trespass
Near Antonyms of interpose

stand by

avoid, eschew, shun

disregard, ignore, overlook

2 to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion

  • I hate to interpose, but could you tell me what you meant by that last remark?
Synonyms of interpose

break in, chime in, chip in [chiefly British], cut in, interrupt, intrude
Words Related to interpose

barge (in), bother, horn in

add, contribute, put in

3 to put among or between others

  • a solid line of police in riot gear interposed itself between the trade ministers and the crowd of protesters
Synonyms of interpose

edge in, fit (in or into), inject, insert, insinuate, intercalate, interject, interpolate, intersperse, introduce, sandwich (in or between), work in
Words Related to interpose

cut in, inlay, inset, install

interfile, interline, lard, weave

cram, shove, thrust, wedge

add, append, attach
Near Antonyms of interpose

eject, eliminate, exclude, expel, extract, withdraw

deduct, detach, subtract

reject

Synonym Discussion of interpose

interpose, interfere, intervene, mediate, intercede mean to come or go between. interpose often implies no more than this.
    • interposed herself between him and the door
interfere implies hindering.
    • noise interfered with my concentration
intervene may imply an occurring in space or time between two things or a stepping in to stop a conflict.
    • quarreled until the manager intervened
mediate implies intervening between hostile factions.
    • mediated between the parties
intercede implies acting for an offender in begging mercy or forgiveness.
    • interceded on our behalf

synonyms see in addition introduce

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