INTERFERED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

interfered

verb

past tense of interfere

as in messed

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern a strong resentment of outsiders who attempted to interfere with their traditional ways of doing things

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Recent Examples of interfered But a thing called the Civil War interfered. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2026 Danhausen interfered, opening the door for Chad Gable to lock in the ankle lock for the win. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Also, the three interfered in the investigation of the matter. — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Castle shoved Avdija back before referees and players from both teams interfered. — The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 One area where the government interfered rather aggressively in the economy concerned the rates and tariffs the railroads charged. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026 Police said one man interfered as officers tried to assist the victim and refused to back away, ignoring multiple warnings. — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026 Helm had hoped to get started at Juju yesterday, but operational difficulties during the transition interfered. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026 Kam Hendrix interfered in the match, but NXT North American champion Myles Borne came in and chased him off. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interfered

Verb

The May 23 rainout in New York that messed with their vibe.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
Rocky was not to be messed with.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 June 2026

Definition of messed

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While authorities snooped around, the charity’s fundraising expenses declined, dropping from $384,000 in 2016 to $111,000 in 2017.

— Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Untrustworthy employees There have been cases where employees at security companies snooped through camera feeds.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025

Definition of snooped

Verb

To prevent precipitous yen depreciation, Tokyo has periodically intervened in markets and spent tens of billions of dollars to shore up the currency in April and May.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 July 2026
Madonna never set out to become a classic British lady of the manor, however, until fate intervened when she was introduced to Hugo Vickers, Cecil Beaton's suave biographer, through a mutual friend in 1998.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026