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Synonyms & Antonyms of obtrusive
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
- meddling in other people's romantic lives is both obtrusive and presumptuous
Synonyms for obtrusive
- busy,
- interfering,
- intruding,
- intrusive,
- meddlesome,
- meddling,
- nosy
- (or nosey),
- officious,
- presuming,
- presumptuous,
- protrusive,
- prying,
- pushing,
- pushy,
- snoopy
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The first known use of obtrusive was in 1667
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