Synonyms of intervening

intervening

verb

present participle of intervene

as in interfering

to act as a go-between for opposing sides

intervened in the argument before any real harm was done

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interfering
• mediating
• interceding
• interposing
• intermediating
• negotiating
• meddling
• intruding
• moderating
• arbitrating
• snooping
• prying
• invading
• obtruding
• breaking (in)
• refereeing
• bothering
• infringing
• butting in
• cutting in
• trespassing
• barging (in)
• chiming in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoiding
• standing by
• ignoring
• disregarding
• overlooking
• eschewing
• shunning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intervening

But the recording itself — which happened in eerie circumstances and nearly destroyed one of the trumpets — also underlines how our handling of antiquities has evolved dramatically in the intervening decades. — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

The impasse was broken only when Emperor Hirohito took the extraordinary step of personally intervening in the political decision-making process—a move virtually unprecedented in modern Japanese history—to demand Japan at last accept surrender. — James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Authorities likely used around $34 billion intervening in the currency market to support the yen on July 31, a Bloomberg analysis of central bank accounts indicates. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Prostate cancer is highly treatable when caught early, with options that include surgery, radiation therapy or active surveillance, an approach that monitors slow-growing cancers without immediately intervening. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The guardrails monitor the spacecraft’s condition and the neural network’s outputs, intervening when predefined safety limits are approached. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

In the intervening years hot chicken appeared at restaurants spanning LA to NYC, even earning a controversial spot on KFC’s menu in 2016. — Ellen Fort, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026

Its crew of otter hunters were to pick up the last Nicolenos, the handful who had lived through the massacre and survived the two intervening decades, and bring them to the missions. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026

After intervening in 1976 under President Hafez al-Assad, Syria’s military remained in Lebanon for 29 years, finally withdrawing in 2005 under Hafez’s son and successor Bashar. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026