Synonyms of intruding

intruding 1 of 2

adjective

as in busy

thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited

a relentlessly intruding child who likes to interrupt adult conversations simply to get attention

Synonyms & Similar Words

• busy
• intrusive
• interfering
• officious
• meddling
• obtrusive
• annoying
• prying
• meddlesome
• nosey
• nosy
• pushy
• pushing
• presumptuous
• rude
• invading
• protrusive
• snoopy
• presuming
• trespassing
• impudent
• insolent
• brazen
• bumptious
• curious
• impertinent
• inquisitive
• harassing
• overbearing
• pestiferous
• bold
• superserviceable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unobtrusive
• withdrawn
• silent
• uninvolved
• quiet
• retiring
• reticent
• reclusive
• restrained
• reserved
• inhibited
• subdued
• hands-off
• taciturn

intruding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of intrude

1

as in interrupting

to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion

forgive me for intruding, but I think I know where that restaurant is

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interrupting
• bothering
• cutting in
• interposing
• breaking in
• adding
• chipping in
• chiming in
• contributing
• putting in
• horning in
• barging (in)

2

as in interfering

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern

the story of a would-be matchmaker who intrudes into the lives of her friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interfering
• messing
• snooping
• poking
• meddling
• intervening
• prying
• obtruding
• intermeddling
• interloping
• invading
• nosing
• mucking (about or around)
• encroaching
• butting in
• trespassing
• interceding
• interposing
• infringing
• fooling
• tampering
• playing
• fiddling
• chiseling (in)
• monkeying
• barging (in)
• chiselling (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoiding
• ignoring
• neglecting
• shunning
• disregarding
• eschewing
• overlooking