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officious
Synonyms and Antonyms of officious
- an officious little man who was always telling everyone else how to do their jobs
busy, interfering, intruding, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, nosy (or nosey), obtrusive, presuming, presumptuous, protrusive, prying, pushing, pushy, snoopy
Synonym Discussion of officious
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- resented their impertinent interference
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- officious friends made the job harder
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- a meddlesome landlord
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- tried to be helpful without being intrusive
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- expressed an obtrusive concern for his safety
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