INTERFERING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

interfering 1 of 2

adjective

as in busy

thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited an interfering woman by nature, she was precisely the kind of mother-in-law that every new bride dreads

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interfering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of interfere

as in messing

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 interfering

Verb

Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro also warned Canada last month against interfering in the midterms. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 Its inclusion in the documentary has provided ammunition for Musk supporters and his lawyers to discredit the film, pointing to an unfounded conspiracy theory about SpaceX’s Starlink satellites interfering in the election. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 The automakers also object to the government interfering in parts of the design that don’t improve the safety of the vehicle, saying a radio is different from seat belts and airbags. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026 The Yankees have had a bit of a run with fans interfering on the field. — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 The polling punctuates widespread Democratic warnings about Trump laying the groundwork for interfering in the midterm elections by asserting more control over mail-in voting and dispatching Justice Department monitors to polling places. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 If this is the players insisting on this alignment, or ownership interfering in roster mechanics, this Oilers team is headed for disaster. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 The terms of the restraining order will bar Gupta and his gallery from interfering at all with Longcraft’s interest in the works. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026 By preventing excess slack and eliminating interfering contours, the PBU minimizes collision risks across complex movement paths. — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interfering

Adjective

The best travel accessories are the ones that quietly earn a permanent spot in your carry-on, and Amazon’s outlet has some useful finds ahead of the busy holiday travel season.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2026
Emily Ratajkowski has been keeping busy in Los Angeles, mixing daring mirror selfies with a little romance.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of busy

Verb

Its biggest selling point is the brand-new Privacy Display feature, which can dim screen visibility from the side and make snooping nearly impossible.

— Nitish Pahwa, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
An alcoholic drink will give you a buzz, but if someone laced it with something dangerous, a new poison-snooping patch will buzz your skin to warn you.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of snooping

Verb

My physical study, on the floor, poking at what was there in the open field of the air, led to newfound levels of learning to process, in poems on the page, where my initial feelings of hunger came from.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
In a recent interview with OutKick Dropkick, Hefner was already poking the bear in hopes of getting eyes on his event.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of poking

Verb

The case is the latest example of courts intervening to fix platform imbalances impacting politics and elections.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
But that narrative around obsolescence has largely receded in the intervening months, as strong earnings expectations and new AI products and partnerships out of the sector revived investor confidence.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026