Meddle synonyms and antonyms
mĕd'l
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Part of speech:
(Intransitive) To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
To engage in improper or secret actions, as in an effort to influence an outcome:
To look about in a sneaking, prying way
To disturb, interfere with, or annoy:
kibitz
(Informal) To act as a kibitzer
To raise, move, or force open with a lever.
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To block or stop up (a passage) with obstacles or impediments; dam; clog
To bar or hinder the progress of; obstruct or delay
To hinder is defined as to restrain or hold something back.
busy oneself with
To interfere in others' affairs
come uninvited
To interfere in others' affairs
To interfere in others' affairs
crash the gates
To interfere in others' affairs
monkey with
To interfere in others' affairs
bust in
To interfere in others' affairs
(Idiomatic) To intrude; to enter or interrupt suddenly and without invitation.
worm in
To interfere in others' affairs
fool with
To interfere in others' affairs
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To join a queue not at the end, but in the middle
To interfere in others' affairs
To go on another's land or property without permission or right
dabble in
To handle others' things
use improperly
To handle others' things
neglect (antonym)
Neglect is defined as to ignore or fail to care for someone or something or fail to do something.
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let-alone (antonym)
To leave alone, let be; to stop bothering.
interrupt (related)
To break in upon (a person) who is speaking, working, etc.; stop or hinder
Not pertinent or suitable
The definition of intrusive is someone or something that invades personal space, that becomes too involved or that comes too close without being invited.
Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others:
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The definition of pragmatic is practical or logical.
Irrelevance.
impudicity
Immodesty; shamelessness
The quality of being intrusive.
meddlesomeness
The qualities of being meddlesome; officiousness, intrusiveness
To do something superficially, not seriously
To come between the parties in a dispute; intervene.
(Intransitive) To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events; as, an instant intervened between the flash and the report; nothing intervened (i.e. between the intention and the execution) to prevent the undertaking.
Obtrude is to impose, force your way in where unasked or unwanted.
leave-alone (antonym)
To stop bothering.
stay out of (antonym)
intervene, interfere
dodge (antonym)
To move or twist quickly aside; shift suddenly, as to avoid a blow
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To engage in idle or frivolous activity.
To cause or make a mess.
To work as a tinker
To play, fiddle, trifle, or tamper with something:
participate (related)
The definition of participate is to take part in an activity.
help (related)
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
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touch (related)
(Scottish history) To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre. [from 17th c.]
collude (related)
impose oneself
To interfere in others' affairs
Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.
break in upon
To interfere in others' affairs
advance upon
To interfere in others' affairs
make it one's business
To interfere in others' affairs
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abuse one's rights
To interfere in others' affairs
push-in
(Idiomatic, intransitive) to jump the queue
(Idiomatic) To talk; to join in conversation or discussion.
force an entrance
To interfere in others' affairs
To encroach is defined as to move into or invade someone else's space or territory.
To put or force in inappropriately, especially without invitation, fitness, or permission:
be officious
To interfere in others' affairs
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To encumber is defined as to restrain, weigh down, hinder or obstruct.
ignore (antonym)
(Law) To reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence
mess-with
(Idiomatic) To diss; to put down.
avoid (antonym)
To refrain from (doing something):
be curious
To interfere in others' affairs
have a finger in
To interfere in others' affairs
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