Synonyms of interposed

interposed

verb

past tense of interpose

1

as in intervened

to act as a go-between for opposing sides

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intervened
• interfered
• mediated
• interceded
• intermediated
• intruded
• obtruded
• arbitrated
• meddled
• pried
• moderated
• broke (in)
• negotiated
• refereed
• invaded
• cut in
• butted in
• infringed
• trespassed
• snooped
• bothered
• chimed in
• barged (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• stood by
• ignored
• disregarded
• overlooked
• eschewed
• shunned

2

as in interrupted

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 & Similar Words

• interrupted
• intruded
• cut in
• broke in
• chimed in
• bothered
• chipped in
• added
• put in
• contributed
• horned in
• barged (in)

3

as in inserted

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 & Similar Words

• inserted
• introduced
• interjected
• interspersed
• injected
• interpolated
• fitted (in or into)
• added
• intercalated
• worked in
• insinuated
• sandwiched (in or between)
• edged in
• installed
• cut in
• wedged
• shoved
• inlaid
• interlined
• appended
• thrust
• inset
• attached
• wove
• interfiled
• larded
• crammed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excluded
• eliminated
• extracted
• withdrew
• expelled
• deducted
• rejected
• detached
• ejected
• subtracted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interposed

The short-haired friend interposed herself on the bench between the twenty-three-year-old woman and the thirty-five-year-old man, putting her arm around the former and totally ignoring the latter. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Objects interposed between subjects and the camera hint at the quest for clarity through the intervening years. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026

An electrolyte—commonly a polymer or ceramic—interposed between the fuel and oxidizer helps shuttle ions within the fuel cell. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 May 2016