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

Trump administration members have argued the Fed ought not to intervene on the economy now, saying there is a tradition of the Fed not intervening ahead of midterm elections. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

So many of his former team-mates have left the club in the intervening period and yet the 29-year-old remains, one of the last links to an era that has been moved away from at pace. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt was ejected by plate umpire Manny Gonzalez in the fifth after intervening in a dispute between Gonzalez and Hedges. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Because the information does not travel across the intervening space, there is no chance it will get lost. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026

What changed over the intervening decade was a region-wide policy shift toward renewables and the effect those policies had on energy investment, the report says. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

However, relations between Turkey and Haftar markedly improved in the intervening years. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

During the intervening years, Curry suffered a serious stroke in 2012, which resulted in paralysis on the left side of his body, and became a wheelchair user. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

Freedom then stepped toward the floor and yelled back at Cloud with his arms spread, with security quickly intervening and ushering Freedom out. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026